The ruin of the Eternal City
Subtitle: antiquity and preservation in Renaissance Rome
By: David Karmon
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780199766895
Subjects: Buildings, structures; Historic preservation; Conservation and restoration; Antiquities; Collection and preservation; Renaissance; Historic buildings; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-306) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preservation practices in ancient and medieval Rome; title: Inventing a preservation program in fifteenth-century Rome; title: A sixteenth-century meteor in the Roman Forum; title: The Colosseum; title: The Pantheon; title: The Ponte Santa Maria; title: Conclusion: Rethinking preservation practices in Renaissance Rome; title: Appendix of archival documents.