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  • Rome

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    de Robert Hughes ...
    From Robert Hughes, one of the greatest art and cultural critics of our time, comes a sprawling, comprehensive, and deeply personal history of Rome—as city, as empire, and, crucially, as an origin of Western art and civilization, two subjects about which Hughes has spent his life writing and thinking.Starting on a personal note, Hughes takes us to the Rome he first encountered as a hungry twenty ... Leer más

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  • Basilica

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    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 ... Leer más

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  • The Geometry of Love

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  • The Colosseum

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  • The Secret Lives of Buildings

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    A strikingly original, beautifully narrated history of Western architecture and the cultural transformations that it represents.Concrete, marble, steel, brick: little else made by human hands seems as stable, as immutable, as a building. Yet the life of any structure is neither fixed nor timeless. Outliving their original contexts and purposes, buildings are forced to adapt to each succeeding age. ... Leer más

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  • The Cryptogram of Rennes-le-Chateau

    A Guide to an Enigmatic Village

    The small village of Rennes-le-Chateau has been the center of an enigma ever since a century ago a local village priest, Berenger Sauniere, spent millions of dollars on decorating the church and surrounding buildings. For decades – despite claims to the contrary by some authors – no-one has been able to explain where Sauniere got the money to pay for the extravagant building works, which have ... Leer más

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    Chartres Cathedral and the Invention of the Gothic

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  • 101 Amazing Facts about the Vatican City

    Series Libro 13 - Countries of the World
    How much do you know about the Vatican City? The walled enclave is one of the world’s top tourist destinations, attracting millions of people each year with its amazing architecture and works of art. This fascinating book contains over one hundred interesting facts about the Vatican, with sections covering everything from the Sistine Chapel to the Swiss Guards, various landmarks and much more - ... Leer más

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  • Pilgrim's Rome

    A Blue Guides handbook to the wonders of Christian Rome

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    Handbook and guide to Christian Rome: St Peter and St Paul, the Early Church, pagan Rome and its Christianization, major monuments and martyrdoms, the Catacombs, the Vatican, pilgrimage churches, Ostia."Packed with practical information, historical details, and charming anecdotes, Pilgrim's Rome will inform, entertain, and inspire." Thomas F.X. Noble ... Leer más

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