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Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's
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ISBN10: 0452288606
ISBN13: 9780452288607
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: Jun 1 2007
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.76 Width: 5.36 Depth: 7.98
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780452288607
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: Jun 1 2007
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.76 Width: 5.36 Depth: 7.98
Language: English
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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