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Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's
by Scotti, R. A
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670037761
- ISBN 13
- 9780670037766
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About This Item
Viking, 2006. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a remainder mark to the bottom closed edge else a near fine tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a very well preserved dust jacket, b&w plates, xx + 299pp.
Synopsis
In this dramatic journey through religious and artistic history, R. A. Scotti traces the defining event of a glorious epoch: the building of St. Peter?s Basilica. Begun by the ferociously ambitious Pope Julius II in 1506, the endeavor would span two tumultuous centuries, challenge the greatest Renaissance masters?Michelangelo, Raphael, and Bramante?and enrage Martin Luther. By the time it was completed, Shakespeare had written all of his plays, the Mayflower had reached Plymouth?and Rome had risen with its astounding basilica to become Europe?s holy metropolis. A dazzling portrait of human achievement and excess, Basilica is a triumph of historical writing.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 270756
- Title
- Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's
- Author
- Scotti, R. A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670037761
- ISBN 13
- 9780670037766
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- ecclesiology architecture rome vatican
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