Churches of Rome
By: text by Pierre Grimal ; photography by Caroline Rose ; [translated by Edmund Jephcott].
Contributors: Rose, Caroline.
Publisher: Vendome Press; Distributed by Rizzoli International Publications through St. Martin's Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
Subjects: Catholic church buildings -- Italy -- Rome; Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Description: In this illustrated book, the renowned Latinist Pierre Grimal examines the multitude of churches in pontifical Rome, rediscovering through them not only the traces of nascent Christianity but also the spirit of the ancient Imperial city. Taken together, the churches of Rome reveal the evolving variations upon a basic architectural typology, while also allowing a dramatic summary of the history of Christianity, with its upheavals, schisms, and spiritual developments.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 175).