St. Peter's

Name: St. Peter's
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ISBN: 9780674026896

ISBN-10: 0674026896

ISBN-13: 9780674026896

Edition: 2007

Authors: Keith Miller

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Built by the decree of Constantine, rebuilt by some of the most distinguished architects in Renaissance Italy, emulated by Hitler's architect in his vision for Germania, immortalized on film by Fellini, and fictionalized by a modern American bestseller, St. Peter's is the most easily recognizable church in the world. This book is a cultural history of one of the most significant structures in the West. It bears the imprint of Bramante, Raphael, Michelangelo, Bernini, and Canova. For Grand Tourists of the eighteenth century, St. Peter's exemplified the sublime. It continues to fascinate visitors today and appears globally as a familiar symbol of the papacy and of the Catholic Church itself. …

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 10/31/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 4.50" wide x 7.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English




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