Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's, Library Edition

Scotti, R. A.

ISBN 10 : 1400132347 ISBN 13 : 9781400132348

Editeur : Tantor Media Inc, 2006

Synopsis

Book by Scotti R A

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)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Tantor Media Inc
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1400132347
• ISBN 13: 9781400132348
• Reliure: CD