The ruin of the Eternal City : antiquity and preservation in Renaissance Rome /

The Ruin of the Eternal City provides the first systematic analysis of the preservation practices of the popes, civic magistrates, and ordinary citizens of Renaissance Rome. This study offers a new understanding of historic preservation as it occurred during the extraordinary rebuilding of a great E...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Karmon, David E.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Zusammenfassung:
The Ruin of the Eternal City provides the first systematic analysis of the preservation practices of the popes, civic magistrates, and ordinary citizens of Renaissance Rome. This study offers a new understanding of historic preservation as it occurred during the extraordinary rebuilding of a great European capital city.
Umfang:
1 online resource (ix, 320 p.) : ill.
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-987746-7
Schlagworte:
Historic preservation > Italy > Rome > History > 16th century.
Historic preservation > Italy > Rome > History > To 1500.
Renaissance > Italy > Rome.
Historic buildings > Conservation and restoration > Italy > Rome.
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