Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's
In this swift, colorful narrative, R. A. Scotti brings to life the artists and the popes, the politics and the passions behind the audacious building of St. Peter's Basilica during the 14th and 15th centuries. Scotti turns sacred architecture into a spellbinding human epic of enormous daring,...
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In this swift, colorful narrative, R. A. Scotti brings to life the artists and the popes, the politics and the passions behind the audacious building of St. Peter's Basilica during the 14th and 15th centuries. Scotti turns sacred architecture into a spellbinding human epic of enormous daring, petty jealousy, and staggering genius.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780452288607 (0452288606)
Publish date: May 29th 2007
Publisher: Plume
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Cultural,
Italy,
Art,
Religion,
Architecture,
Church,
European History,
World History,
Church History,
Art History