St. Paul's Outside the Walls: A Roman Basilica, from Antiquity to the Modern Era

ISBN-13: 9781108429511 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 396 str.

Nicola Camerlenghi

Opis

The book traces nearly two thousand years of architectural transformations to St Paul's Basilica, one of Rome's principal churches.

Recenzje

'Usually books covering such a wide span are multiauthored, but Camerlenghi bravely and successfully tackles the whole life-span. His thoughtful meditations on layered identities and how a building, like a new varietal grafted onto an old rootstock, can change but remain the same might be what readers in fields far from Rome will take away from this fine book.' Joseph Connors, Renaissance Quarterly

Spis treści

1. Paul's place in Rome: tomb, trophy, and the Basilica of the Constantinian Dynasty (ca.67–386); 2. The Basilica of the Theodosian Dynasty (386–410); 3. The early transformations (410–700); 4. A fortress of faith during the heart of the Middle Ages (700–1050); 5. The advent, apogee, and end of St Paul's Golden Age (10501–423); 6. Rebirth and modernization (1423–1655); 7. Restoring and reconstructing St Paul's during the long eighteenth century (1655–1823); Epilogue. The Basilica is dead, long live the Basilica!; Appendix A. Reconciling the evidence and making the model; Appendix B. Carolingian-era patronage.