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Rome Before Avignon

Robert Brentano

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Rome Before Avignon

Robert Brentano evokes papal Rome in all its paradox and complicated brilliance. From a detailed re-creation of the physical "town" with its series of brick campanili and green and purple mosaic floors, to the intrigues of the great families, like the Orsini and Colonna, the reader is guided through complex and fascinating culture. Brentano's skill lies in his ability to combine the story of the vaulting ambition of the great families, only mildly tempered by their very real religious piety, with a vivid reconstruction of everyday life in postclassical Rome.

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Publisher
BRITISH MUSEUM PRESS
Year
1991
ISBN-13
9780520069527
Genre
History
Topics
Medieval RomePapal historyRoman noble families

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