Basilica: The Splendour and the Scandal Building St Peter's - Couverture rigide

Scotti, Rita Angelica

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0285637851 ISBN 13 : 9780285637856

Editeur : Souvenir Press Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

How St Peter's Basilica transformed Rome into "the city of the soul".

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In this dramatic journey through religious and artistic history, R. A. Scotti traces the defining event of a glorious epoch: the building of St. Peter?s Basilica. Begun by the ferociously ambitious Pope Julius II in 1506, the endeavor would span two tumultuous centuries, challenge the greatest Renaissance masters?Michelangelo, Raphael, and Bramante?and enrage Martin Luther. By the time it was completed, Shakespeare had written all of his plays, the Mayflower had reached Plymouth?and Rome had risen with its astounding basilica to become Europe?s holy metropolis. A dazzling portrait of human achievement and excess, Basilica is a triumph of historical writing.

Revue de presse

[Scotti] . . . appreciates the epic quest and querulousness and leaves us wondering how anything of any merit ever gets designed, built, consecrated and celebrated. (The Providence Journal-Bulletin)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Souvenir Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0285637851
• ISBN 13: 9780285637856
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible