The Lateran in 1600: Christian Concord in Counter-Reformation Rome by Freiberg, Jack - 1995

Cambridge University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Cambridge University Press, 1995. Hardcover. Some light pencil underlining and marginalia else very good / lightly rubbed near new dust jacket.. Size: 8.25x10.25 inches, 349pp., illus.

Cambridge University Press, 4/28/1995. Hardcover. Like New. xvi, 333 pages, [8] pages of color plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Light scuff mark to rear board. Clean, unmarked pages. Through an examination of the pope's own church, the Cathedral of Rome, The Lateran in 1600: Christian Concord in Counter-Reformation Rome redefines a critical moment in the history of art between the Renaissance and the baroque. The first basilica built by Constantine the Great, San Giovanni in Laterano was the undisputed center of Christendom throughout the Middle Ages. With the transfer of the official papal residence to the Vatican in the Renaissance, however, Saint Peter's gradually absorbed the Lateran's preeminence. At the height of the Counter-Reformation, with concern for the Church's early Christian heritage at its peak, Pope Clement VIII (1592-1605) lavishly restored Constantine's church and revived its… Read More

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 333p. A large hardcover book in fine condition, apart from mildly bumped corners, with a like dustjacket. Clean and tight. A study of the art in the Lateran basilica in Rome. Contains black and white illustrations. Measures approx. 10" x 8.25