Ruin of the Eternal City Antiquity and Preservation in Renaissance Rome

Name: Ruin of the Eternal City Antiquity and Preservation in Renaissance Rome
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ISBN: 9780199766895

ISBN-10: 0199766894

ISBN-13: 9780199766895

Edition: 2011

Authors: David Karmon

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In Renaissance Rome, ancient ruins were preserved as often as they were mined for their materials. Although the question of what to preserve and how continued to be subject to debate, preservation acquired renewed force and urgency in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries as the new papal capital rose upon the ruins of the ancient city. Preservation practices became more focused and effective in Renaissance Rome than ever before. The Ruin of the Eternal Cityoffers a new interpretation of the ongoing life of ancient buildings within the expanding early modern city. While historians and archaeologists have long affirmed that early modern builders disregarded the protection of antiquity, this…

Book details

List price: $92.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/9/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 7.32" wide x 9.65" long x 0.78" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Introduction



A History of Preservation Practices in Renaissance Rome



Preservation Practices in Ancient and Medieval Rome



Inventing a Preservation Program in Fifteenth-Century Rome



A Sixteenth-Century Meteor in the Roman Forum



Object Biographies



The Colosseum



The Pantheon



The Ponte Santa Maria


Conclusion: Rethinking Preservation Practices in Renaissance Rome


Appendix of Archival Documents


Photograph Credits


Notes


Bibliography


Index