The Marvels of Rome/Mirabilia Urbis Romae [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Gardiner, Eileen; Benedict, Master; Nichols, Francis Morgan

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ISBN 10: 093497702X ISBN 13: 9780934977029

Casa editrice: Italica Press, 2008

Riassunto

Written for the pilgrim and sightseer c.1143 by Benedict, a canon of St. Peter's, this is the best medieval guide to the city and an important source for the location of its medieval churches and ancient monuments. It narrates the early Christian legends that are connected with many of these sites; and documents the medieval sense of Rome's ancient grandeur. In the twelfth century the inhabited part of Rome, the abitato, as it was called, was a small city tucked into the bend of the Tiber River in the midst of the ruins of the great ancient city. The walls and gates of the ancient city were still in place, and between them and the abitato were fields where the animals grazed among the temples and baths. This edition contains the full text of the Marvels, a detailed Gazetteer identifying all the sites mentioned and providing full bibliographical and topographical references, a new introduction, 5 maps, bibliography, and index. 2nd ed., illustrated.

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Book by Gardiner Eileen Benedict Master Nichols Francis Mo

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• Editore: Italica Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 093497702X
• ISBN 13: 9780934977029
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 166