Old Saint Peter's, Rome (Hardcover, New)

St Peter's Basilica in Rome is arguably the most important church in Western Christendom, and is among the most significant buildings anywhere in the world. However, the church that is visible today is a youthful upstart, only four hundred years old compared to the twelve-hundred-year-old church whose site it occupies. A very small proportion of the original is now extant, entirely covered over by the new basilica, but enough survives to make reconstruction of the first St Peter's possible and much new evidence has been uncovered in the past thirty years. This is the first full study of the older church, from its late antique construction to Renaissance destruction, in its historical context. An international team of historians, art historians, archaeologists and liturgists explores aspects of the basilica's history, from its physical fabric to the activities that took place within its walls and its relationship with the city of Rome.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	British School at Rome Studies
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	November 2013
Editors:	Rosamond McKitterick • John Osborne • Carol M. Richardson • Joanna Story
Dimensions:	252 x 182 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	512
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-04164-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Religious buildings Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	1-107-04164-3
Barcode:	9781107041646

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