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Mirabilia Rome.
No full text"Two distinct guidebooks for pilgrims are known under this name: 1. The Mirabilia Romae proper ...a short description of Roman antiquities [this work]. 2. A text variously designated as Indulgentiae ecclesiarum urbis Romae, Historia et descriptio urbis Romae, Memorabilia urbis Romae, containing an outline of the history of Rome ..., an account of its churches with their indulgences, relics, ... stations. These two guidebooks were sometimes published together. The Mirabilia Romae proper is entered under this name in L.C. catalogs; the other ...under: Indulgentiae ecclesiarum urbis Romae."--N.U.C., pre-56.Nagler suggests that the I.S. represents Jacob [i.e. Iacobus] of Strassburg; the H.I./I.H. remains unidentified.Illustrations: woodcut on t.p. depicting kneeling Rhea Silvia with city in background and, below, the wolf with Romulus and Remus, all within a white on black border of Roman symbols and floral ornament. For reproductions of similar cuts, cf. Sander, fig. 779-780. The initials I.H.I.S. (or possibly H. I. and I. S.) appear centered on a scroll in the lower portion of the border.Gothic type, with one initial; without catchwords, foliation or signature marks.Leaf 1(b): Mirabilia Rome vrbis. MUrus vrbis habet trecẽtas sexagin-ta et vnã turres. Propugnacula sex milia & nonaginta:&.xxii.milia porticularia. In circuitu vero sunt. & xxii exceptis transtiberim & ciuitate leonia:& porticu Sancti Petri:vbi sunt.xx.miliaria. In 7 lines. 23 line pages follow to p. [16] with 17 lines ending: Et est ecclesia fratrum minorum &c. and "Finis", 18th line.Woodcut t.p. with border containing at bottom initials H.I.I.S. (or, I.H.I.S.)Nagler, G.K. Monogrammisten,GoffBM,ReichlingSanderMode of access: Internet.Library's copy with (as issued?): Indulgentiae ecclesiarum urbis Romae, Rome : S. Planck, 1499
Rome. The Centre(s) Elsewhere
No full textRome: The Centre(s) Elsewhere is the result of a Berlage Institute postgraduate studio led by Pier Vittorio Aureli and Martino Tattara, in collaboration with Gabriele Mastrigli. The book proposes both the definition of a new urban strategy for the city of Rome and a critical framework through which to understand the city’s history. Going beyond the grandeur of the past and the uncertainty of the present, Rome: The Centre(s) Elsewhere offers a project for the city’s possible future by reclaiming the greatest and yet currently neglected asset of its urban structure: the consular roads system. The book is a critical and concise pamphlet about urban design and the project of the city. It represents an attempt to gather into one approach the issues of large-scale design, political thinking, and urban history. The publication is based on a research at the Berlage Institute Rotterdam entitled Rome: The Centre(s) Elsewhere, which took place during the 2008–2009 academic year. The research was presented first at The Berlage Institute in Rotterdam then in an international conference and an exhibition entitled Rome: The Centre(s) Elsewhere, held at the Casa dell’Architettura from 9 June to 7 July 2010 and organized as part of the Festa dell’Architettura of Rome 2010. Together with being co-curator of the research exhibition, Gabriele Mastrigli is author of the exhibition design
Rome et Ostie en regard : modes d’habiter de l’élite au IIe s. ap. J.-C.
No full textInternational audienceThrough a detailed examination of a sample from both towns, this paper presents a joint study of houses in Rome and Ostia in the 2nd c. AD. Taking into account the plan, circulation axes, architectural structures and decoration, the type of analysis performed here has been frequently conducted on houses from the Vesuvian cities but rarely on later periods. By applying it to 2nd c. AD domestic space, we wish to shed a light on the evolution of spatial organisation and its socio-economic implication during this period. We focus on high-status buildings, regardless of the type of housing. In doing so, the aim is twofold: first, to question the contrast between domus and insula; second, to investigate how the 2nd c. élites conceived and inhabited their houses in the heart of the Roman Empire.Cet article propose une étude conjointe des contextes domestiques de Rome et d’Ostie, au IIe s. ap. J.-C., à travers l’examen détaillé d’une série d’édifices des deux villes. Ce type d’analyse, qui prend en compte à la fois le plan, les circulations, les structures et le décor, a été mené sur les contextes vésuviens de la fin de la République et du début de l’Empire, mais n’a guère été développé pour les périodes postérieures. En l’appliquant ici à l’espace domestique du IIe s. ap. J.-C., nous espérons mettre en lumière pour cette période l’évolution de l’organisation spatiale des maisons et ses enjeux socio-économiques. L’enquête se concentre sur les édifices d’un niveau socio-économique élevé, quelle que soit la typologie de l’habitat. L’objectif est ainsi de réfléchir à la signification de l’opposition domus / insula, tout en affinant notre compréhension des modes d’habiter de l’élite du IIe s. au cœur de l’Empire
'Representing Rome. The influence of Rome on aspects of the public arts of early Anglo-Saxon England (c. 600-800)'
No full textThis thesis focuses on the influence of Rome – both as a place and as a concept – on the public arts of early Anglo-Saxon England. It considers the visual culture of Late Antique and Early Christian Rome (and the Classical world from which these emerged) alongside Anglo-Saxon architecture and sculpture, to draw out the connections between them, the nature of the contacts that shaped the arts, and the social, political and religious ideas underlying such inspiration and changes. It thus adopts a fresh perspective from which to view Anglo-Saxon art and architecture, moving away from the earlier focus on classification and style, and setting this against the backdrop of medieval England’s connection with Rome at all levels of society.
Issues of patronage are placed at the forefront of this research, and particular attention is paid to the multiplicity of possible and intentional interpretations for individual monuments, their location, and effect on patrons, artists and audiences. Evidence from the catacomb art in Rome, and the graffiti found therein, is used in relation to Anglo-Saxon England, thus providing a different approach to the transmission of influences
Liturgical music in Rome (1605-45)
No full textResearch has been undertaken on Palestrina, the main figure in Roman liturgical music at the close of the 16th century, and on Carissimi who enjoyed a similar position in the mid-17th century. While there exists a considerable stylistic distinction between the work of these composers, little attempt has been made to trace the transition of the intervening generation. It has been held that Romans so revered the memory of Palestrina as to continue to imitate his style, and to allow no place for the manifestation of an idiom more typical of the seicento, with its monodies and the continuo. The thesis examines this repertory, and indicates that Roman composers did keep pace with progressive tendencies which were becoming apparent throughout the peninsula. The small-scale motet was popular in Rome from the 1590s; the solo and concertato motets gained currency in Rome from the second decade of the century; and the basso continuo was standard from 1603 onwards. A different view therefore emerges from the traditional one stated in Bukofzer's Music in the Baroque Era xdiere Rome is described as the 'bulwark of traditionalism'. Chapter I gives an introduction to previous literature and Chapter II deals with historical and artistic aspects of the period. The thesis then falls broadly into two parts, the one archival and the other dealing with the music. Chapter III discusses references to music in the archives of five churches. The music is then discussed according to liturgical function: the Mass is treated in Chapter IV; music for the divine office (Vespers, Matins and Compline) in Chapter V; and the motet in Chapter VI. Finally, a synthesis of archival and musical material is presented in the one area where this is possible, the multiple-choir repertory commonly called the 'colossal Baroque'
Discovering commercial hospitality in ancient Rome
No full textCommercial hospitality in Ancient Rome, argues Kevin O'Gorman, was complex and sophisticated. He is concerned that over-reliance on the surviving texts can lead to confusion: it is important to examine physical historical sites, like Pompeii, to get a sense of how these establishments worked, and to investigate them within a context of what we know about hospitality throughout history
D.IV.4. Inscriptions - Emerging of a ‘Christian Epigraphy’. The Inscriptions by Christians in Rome before Constantine
No full textSynthesis about the first inscriptions by CHristians in Late Antique Rome, before Constantin
Epic in Republican Rome
No full textThis book is a major new study of the epic poetry of Republican Rome. Goldberg treats the creators of these now-fragmentary works not simply as predecessors of Vergil, but as pioneers and poets in their own right. But Goldberg goes beyond practical criticism, exploring in the literary experiments of Andronicus, Naevius, Ennius, and Cicero issues of poetry and patronage, cultural assimilation and national ideology, modeling and originality that both come to characterize Roman literature of all periods and continue to shape modern responses to that literature. What emerges from Goldberg's study is both a fresh perspective on Vergil's achievement and new insights into the cultural dynamics of second-century Rome.Intro -- Contents -- Texts and Abbreviations -- 1. Ruins -- 2. Reconstructions -- 3. Saturnian Aesthetics -- 4. Hexameter Aesthetics -- 5. Poetry and Patronage -- 6. Ciceronian Sirens -- 7. Envoi -- Works Cited -- Concordances -- Index of Passages -- A -- C -- E -- F -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- P -- T -- V -- General Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- WThis book is a major new study of the epic poetry of Republican Rome. Goldberg treats the creators of these now-fragmentary works not simply as predecessors of Vergil, but as pioneers and poets in their own right. But Goldberg goes beyond practical criticism, exploring in the literary experiments of Andronicus, Naevius, Ennius, and Cicero issues of poetry and patronage, cultural assimilation and national ideology, modeling and originality that both come to characterize Roman literature of all periods and continue to shape modern responses to that literature. What emerges from Goldberg's study is both a fresh perspective on Vergil's achievement and new insights into the cultural dynamics of second-century Rome.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Recensione a Clara Berrendonner: Le peuple et l’argent. Administration et représentations du Trésor Public dans la Rome républicaine (509–49 av. J.-C.). Rome: École française de Rome 2022. 578 S. (Bibliothèque des Écoles françaises d’Athènes et de Rome. 404.).
No full textReview to a valuable contribution on the theme of public finances in the Roman Republic
Portus: An Archaeological Survey of the Port of Imperial Rome
No full textIn AD 42, the Emperor Claudius initiated work on the construction of a new artificial harbour a short distance to the north of the mouth of the Tiber. The harbour facilities were enlarged at the instigation of the Emperor Trajan at the beginning of the second century AD, and Portus remained the principal port for the City of Rome into the Byzantine period. The surviving archaeological remains and comments by ancient sources make it clear that Portus lay at the heart of Rome's maritime façade. As well as being a key Mediterranean centre for passengers and for the loading, unloading, transshipment and storage of products from across the Empire, it was also designed to make an ideological statement about the supremacy of Rome in the world. Portus is, thus, of key importance to understanding Rome and her relationship to the Empire. The project that forms the subject of this book was designed to use non-destructive techniques of topographic and geophysical survey in combination with systematic surface collection to provide a new understanding of the plan of Portus. The work was undertaken between 1997 and 2002 as a collaboration between the Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici di Ostia, the British School at Rome, and the Universities of Southampton, Durham and Cambridge. This volume presents the full results of the survey and uses them as the basis for a re-evaluation of the whole port complex. The geophysical survey results are interpreted in the context of earlier work at the site in order to offer new perspectives on the character and development of the site
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