The Antiquarian and the Myth of Antiquity: The Origins of Rome in Renaissance Thought

Philip Joshua Jacks

ISBN 10: 0521441528 / ISBN 13: 9780521441520

Edité par Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, 1993

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A 1st edition (stated first published 1993) of a book that traces the attempt by Renaissance humanists to verify the historical foundations of Rome and map its urban formation. Light edge wear with a.25" closed tear at the top center of the front panel of the DJ. The internals are clean and tight and appear to be unread. A very good or better copy. A heavy, oversize book that may require additional postage.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Antiquarian and the Myth of Antiquity: The Origins of Rome in Renaissance Thought
• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England
• Date de parution: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0521441528
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780521441520
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• Impression: none stated
• État de l'article: Very Good - Fine
• État de la jaquette: Very Good - Fine

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Synopsis

An examination of how the creation of the Rome was viewed from antiquity through the sixteenth century.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Since antiquity the city of Rome has been revered both for its prestige as a center of secular and spiritual power, as well as for its sheer longevity. Philip Jacks examines how the creation of the Eternal City was viewed from antiquity through the sixteenth century. Emphasising the myths and discoveries offered by Renaissance humanists from the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries, he shows how their interpretations evolved over time. With Petrarch, Boccacio, and Vergerio came the earliest efforts to confirm the historical basis of legends through studying the archaeological remains of the city. Such activity accelerated through the fifteenth century and reached a peak in the sixteenth with the discovery, in 1546, of the Fasti, and even more sensationally, the Severan plan of Rome in 1562. These fragments were to have a powerful impact on the development of modern archaeology. The antiquarians of the Renaissance not only discovered the vestiges of ancient Rome, but also actively reinterpreted the meaning of classical antiquity in the light of their own culture.