Rome
Publisher: Glaisher
Published: 1903
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: CHAPTER I.; title: Broccoli. — The Fountain of Trevi. — The Corso. — St. Peter's. — The Pantheon of Agrippa. — The Trastevere. — St. Peter in Montorio. — Overlooking Rome 1; title: CHAPTER II.; title: Forum Romanum. — The Temple of Concord. — Churches and Basilicas. — The Monuments. — St. Paul Extra Muros. — The Coliseum. — The Coliseum at Night 18; title: CHAPTER III.; title: Sights in the Streets. — The Barberini Gallery. — The Sciarra Gallery. — The Paintings. — The Cenci. — The Castle of St. Angelo. — The Cenci Tragedies. — Beatrice de' Cenci. — Execution of Beatrice de' Cenci. — The Castle Dungeons 33; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: Roman Remedy for Grief. — St. Francesca Romana. — Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. — Basilica of Constantine. — The Arch of Septimius Severus. — The Arch of Titus. 56; title: CHAPTER V.; title: The Baths of Caracalla. — The Basilica of St. Clement. — Antiquity of the Church. — Interiorof St. Clement's. — Fourth Century Frescoes. — The Legend of St. Libertinus. — Ninth Century Frescoes. — Legend of St. Clement. — Tenth Century Frescoes. — Ninth Century Pilasters. — Romance of St. Alexius 69; title: CHAPTER VI.; title: The Church of St. Cecilia. — Santa Maria in Trastevere. — Tasso. — The Pescheria Region. — Palazzo del Governo Vecchio. — The Fishermen's Quarter. — Santa Maria in Cosmedin. — Ricnzi's House 93; title: CHAPTER VII.; title: Market of the Piazza Navona. — Church of St. Agnes Extra Muros. — The Catacombs.  — The Early Christians. — Inscriptions in the Catacombs. — The Catacombs. — The Nomentano Bridge 100; title: CHAPTER VIII.; title: Santa Maria della Navicella. — Playing at Mora. — San Stefano Rotondo. — The Two Dungeons. — The Tullianum. — Bronze of Marcus Aurelius. — The Statues. — The Hospital of St. Michael. — The San Spirito Infirmary 128; title: CHAPTER IX.; title: The Bambino. — Santa Maria in Ara Coeli. — The Quattro Capi Bridge. — The Island of the Tiber. — The Christian Festival. — The Farnesini Palace. — The Pamphili Gardens 149; title: CHAPTER X.; title: St. John of the Florentines. — The Library of the Philippines. — The Sette Sale. — The Baths of Trajan. — St. Martin Ai Monti. — The Pope's Pastoral Staff 164; title: CHAPTER XI.; title: The Facade of St. Peter's. — The Building of St. Peter's. — The Nave of St. Peter's. — St. Peter's Chair. — The Pieta. — The Chapels. — The Sacristies. — The Cupola. — Inside the Bronze Ball. — The Obelisk of Caligula. — High Mass at St. Peter's. — The Procession. — The Benediction. — The Sacramental Prayers 176; title: CHAPTER XII.; title: San Pietro in Vincoli. — Its Founder. — The Appian Way. — The Circus of Romulus. 204; title: CHAPTER XIII.; title: The Villa Madama. — Sant' Agostino. — The Tomb of Rossi. — The Murder of Rossi. — The Farnese Palace. — Old Book- stalls. — The Mattei Palace. — The Aventine 212; title: CHAPTER XiV.; title: The Palatine Wall. — The Palatine Ruins. — The Empress Livia's House. — Its Decorations. — The Paintings. — The Palace of Tiberius. — The Connections. — The Galleries. — The Circus 229; title: CHAPTER XV.; title: The Alban Hills. — Rocca di Papa. — Tusculum 249; title: CHAPTER XVI.; title: Trajan's Column. — St. John Lateran. — The Monuments. — The Neighbourhood of St. John. — The Gregorian Museum. — Symbols 257; title: CHAPTER XVII.; title: The Quirinal. — The Surroundings. — La Trinita dei Monti. — The Pincian Gardens 271; title: CHAPTER XVIII.; title: The Villa Medici. — Inspiration from Rome 281; title: CHAPTER XIX.; title: San Lorenzo. — The Pillars. — The Frescoes. — St. Pudentiana. — The Constantinian Mosaic. — Church of St. Cosmus. — Chapel of St. Prasseda. — The Crowning of the Virgin 287; title: CHAPTER XX.; title: The Carnival. — Clearing the Streets. — The Barbary Steeds. — The German Festival. — The Villa Albani 304; title: CHAPTER XXI.; title: The Pictures in the Borghese Palace. — Santa Maria del Popolo. — The Paintings. — The Statues. — Bernini's Works 314; title: CHAPTER XXII.; title: The Falls of Tivoli. — The Surroundings 325; title: CHAPTER XXIII.; title: The Vatican. — The Gallery of Pictures. — The Transfiguration. — The Etruscan Museum 331; title: CHAPTER XXIV.; title: The Chiaramonti Museum. — The Statues. — The Braccio Nuovo. — The Sculpture. — The Nile Statue. — The Belvedere Torso. — The Laocoon. — The Hall of the Animals. — The Gallery of the Statues 340; title: CHAPTER XXV.; title: Gallery of the Candelabra. — The Biga. — The Round Hall 359; title: CHAPTER XXVI.; title: The Sixtine Chapel. — The Paintings. — The Ceiling. — The Creation of Man. — The Fall of Man. — The Frescoes. — Raphael's Poem of the Soul. — Raphael's Colour 367; title: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.