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Eyewitness to Old St. Peter's : a study of Maffeo Vegio's "Remembering the ancient history of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome," with translation and a digital reconstruction of the church /

The text guides us through the building's true story in its material reality, undistorted by medieval guides. This was its living memory and a visualization of the continuity of Roman history into modern times.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Smith, Christine (Christine Hunnikin) (Author), O'Connor, Joseph F., 1943- (Author)
Other Authors: Vegio, Maffeo, 1406 or 1407-1458
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano > History.
Vegio, Maffeo, > 1406 or 1407-1458. > De rebus antiquis memorabilibus basilicae S. Petri Romae.
Church architecture > Vatican City > History.
Church decoration and ornament > Vatican City > History.
Lost architecture > Vatican City.
Vatican City > Antiquities.
Vatican City > Buildings, structures, etc.
ART / General.
Description
Summary:The text guides us through the building's true story in its material reality, undistorted by medieval guides. This was its living memory and a visualization of the continuity of Roman history into modern times.
Physical Description:xvi, 307 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781108496858
1108496857