Churches of Rome / text by Pierre Grimal ; photography by Caroline Rose ; [translated by Edmund Jeph...
Churches of Rome / text by Pierre Grimal ; photography by Caroline Rose ; [translated by Edmund Jeph...
Churches of Rome / text by Pierre Grimal ; photography by Caroline Rose ; [translated by Edmund Jephcott].
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Publisher
New York, NY : Vendome Press : Distributed by Rizzoli International Publications through St. Martin's Press, 1997.
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Date
1997.
Call Numbers
NQ726.60945/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
177 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 35 cm.
Contents
House of the Faithful and Basilica of God -- The Center of the World, a Place of Meditation -- In Honor of the Virgin -- The Transfiguration of Pagan Motifs -- In Response to the Iconoclasts -- The Triumph of the Cupola -- Roman Facade Decoration -- The Contraction of the Centralized Plan -- The Chu...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Vendome Press : Distributed by Rizzoli International Publications through St. Martin's Press, 1997.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1997.
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Summary
In this illustrated book, the renowned Latinist Pierre Grimal examines the multitude of churches in pontifical Rome, rediscovering through them not only the traces of nascent Christianity but also the spirit of the ancient Imperial city. Taken together, the churches of Rome reveal the evolving variations upon a basic architectural typology, while a...
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Churches of Rome / text by Pierre Grimal ; photography by Caroline Rose ; [translated by Edmund Jephcott].
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175).
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NQ726.60945/1
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74VMQXd5NLKZ
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ISBN
0865659907
9780865659902
DDC
726.60945632
MMS ID
991000487929702626
