Item Number: 102817 Title: The Rome of Pope Paschal I : Papal Power, Urban Renovation, Church Rebuilding and Relic Translation, 817–824 Author: Goodson, Caroline J Price: Not Available ISBN: 9780521768191 Description: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 23cm., hardcover, 385pp. 30 illus. Summary: In the early ninth century, a critical time in Rome’s transformation from ancient capital to powerful bishopric to new state capital, Pope Paschal I undertook a building campaign to communicate his authority and Rome’s importance as an ancient and contemporary seat of power. Combining analysis of contemporary chronicles and documents, architecture, mosaics and new archaeology of medieval Rome, Caroline Goodson examines Paschal’s urban project, revealing new patterns of popular saint veneration in resplendent new churches built in traditional architectural vocabularies. These transformations connect the city and the pope to the past and the present, in the same league as the Byzantine and Carolingian capitals and their emperors. By examining the relationships between the material world and political power in early medieval Rome, this innovative study reveals the importance of Rome's sacred and urban landscape in constructing papal rule and influence both in the city and beyond. Contents: 1. Paschal I and the history of Rome; 2. Building in Rome; 3. Constructing the Papal City; 4. Beyond the basilica; 5. Building the home of the saints; 6. Transformations; Bibliography. (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought, Fourth Series, 76) We regret to inform you that this title is no longer available. P.O. Box 3904, Kingston, New York 12402 US Phone: 845-331-8519 Fax: 845-331-0852 Email: michael@artbooks.com |
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