Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's | 
 enlarge | Author: R. A. Scotti
Publisher: Plume
Category: Book
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Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 6429
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 336
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.9
Dewey Decimal Number: 720
ASIN: B0014E92R8
Publication Date: May 29, 2007
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Product Description
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 completed, Shakespeare had written all of his plays, the IMayflower/I had reached Plymouth and Rome had risen with its astounding basilica to become Europe s holy metropolis. A dazzling portrait of human achievement and excess, IBasilica/I is a triumph of historical writing.
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 great! November 9, 2008
W. Miller (Salt Lake City, UT USA)
Great service. It came fast and in perfect shape. Would definitely buy from this buyer again.
 Interesting study of the personalities September 15, 2008
Sean P. Palmer (Nw York, NY)
Others have pointed out the errors in this book better than I could ... I don't much about building materials and achitecture. br / br /I enjoyed reading this book because of the number of larger than life personalities involved in the construction of St. Peter's: from popes like Julius III and the Medici Popes to Raphael, Michelangelo and the other artists/architects involved in the massive project. br /
basilica August 5, 2008
Jose Villela (Flower Mound, TX)
Excelent reading for all those interested in the Italian High reinassance, reads like a novel.
 Disappointing August 4, 2008
G. Massa (NYC)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am very disappointed in the quality of research and of the prose. br /I found it almost impossible to keep myself engaged.
For what it is worth June 27, 2008
Catholic priest (New Jersey, USA)
As long as you don't approach the book expecting a definitive summary of 150 years of church history, it's an entertaining and fascinating read. I enjoyed the personal portraits of the characters in the book. It's the first book I read in Kindle, and I suspect I might have enjoyed the printed diagrams of the basilica more than the digital version, which I found difficult to read and impossible to enlarge.
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