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Eyewitness to Old St. Peter's : a study of Maffeo Vegio's "Remembering the ancient history of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome," with translation and a digital reconstruction of the church / Christine Smith, Harvard University; Joseph F. O'Connor, Catholic University of America.

Fine Arts Library NA5620.S9 E94 2019
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Smith, Christine (Christine Hunnikin), author.
O'Connor, Joseph F., 1943- author.
Language:
English
Latin
Subjects (All):
Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano--History.
Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano.
Vegio, Maffeo, 1406 or 1407-1458. De rebus antiquis memorabilibus basilicae S. Petri Romae.
Vegio, Maffeo.
Church architecture--Vatican City--History.
Church architecture.
Church decoration and ornament--Vatican City--History.
Church decoration and ornament.
Lost architecture--Vatican City.
Lost architecture.
History.
Vatican City--Antiquities.
Vatican City.
Antiquities.
Buildings--Vatican City.
Buildings.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
xvi, 307 pages ; 27 cm
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Summary:
"The text guides us through the building's true story in its material reality, undistorted by medieval guides. This was its living memory and a visualization of the continuity of Roman history into modern times"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The Canon and the Basilica. Maffeo Vegio : Biography and Historical Context
The Text : Structure and Meaning
A Humanist Looks at a Medieval Marvel
Conclusion
The Text. Note on the Text and Translation
The Text : "Remembering the Ancient History of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome"
The Image. The Reconstruction of St. Peter's ca. 1450
Appendix : The Stefaneschi Altarpiece, the Canons' Choir and Altar, and the Oratory of Sta. Maria in Cancellis.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contains:
Vegio, Maffeo, 1406 or 1407-1458. De rebus antiquis memorabilibus basilicae S. Petri Romae. English
Other Format:
ebook version :
ISBN:
9781108496858
1108496857
OCLC:
1060183274

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