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Profile Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-86197-908-7 (ISBN)
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978-1-86197-908-7 (ISBN)
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The story of St Peter's begins in the 1st century CE with the Hippodrome of Nero. 250 years later Constantine the Great marked the supposed site of Peter's tomb in an ancient cemetery with a great basilica. This title offers an account of a world-famous building: who built it; what it looks like and why; and, how it affects the tourist or pilgrim.
The story of St Peter's begins in the 1st century CE with the Hippodrome of Nero, one of two places where the Apostle Peter may have been crucified. 250 years later Constantine the Great marked the supposed site of Peter's tomb in an ancient cemetery with a great basilica. That in turn was replaced over a hundred-year period by a series of competitive renaissance and baroque Popes using the greatest artists of their day, all seeking to leave their mark on St Peter's. Here Keith Miller offers a rewarding account of a world-famous building: who built it; what it looks like and why; and how it affects the tourist or pilgrim. An intricate history, telling biography and the study of great art and architecture all play their part in a book that is a brilliant debut.
The story of St Peter's begins in the 1st century CE with the Hippodrome of Nero, one of two places where the Apostle Peter may have been crucified. 250 years later Constantine the Great marked the supposed site of Peter's tomb in an ancient cemetery with a great basilica. That in turn was replaced over a hundred-year period by a series of competitive renaissance and baroque Popes using the greatest artists of their day, all seeking to leave their mark on St Peter's. Here Keith Miller offers a rewarding account of a world-famous building: who built it; what it looks like and why; and how it affects the tourist or pilgrim. An intricate history, telling biography and the study of great art and architecture all play their part in a book that is a brilliant debut.
Keith Miller read history of art at Cambridge. He is a journalist, lecturer and reviewer living in London. This is his first book.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.5.2009 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 131 x 197 mm |
| Gewicht | 196 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-86197-908-8 / 1861979088 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-86197-908-7 / 9781861979087 |
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