The churches of Rome

Roloff Beny, Peter Gunn

Simon and Schuster, 1981 - Architecture - 288 pages

A tour of the finest examples of Roman ecclesiastical architecture and their art treasures encompasses a range of artistic styles from the austerity of the ancient catacombs to the glory of Saint Peter's Basilica

Contents

• The Roman Church in the Age of Persecution: 28
• the Constantinian Churches: 41
• the Art of the Cosmati: 109

Bibliographic information

• Title: The churches of Rome
• Authors: Roloff Beny, Peter Gunn
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 1981
• Original from: University of Minnesota
• Digitized: Feb 17, 2010
• ISBN: 0671434470, 9780671434472
• Length: 288 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / Buildings / Religious; Architecture / General; Buildings, structures, etc; Christian art and symbolism; Christian art and symbolism Italy Rome; Christian art and symbolism/ Italy/ Rome; Church buildings; Church buildings/ Italy/ Rome; Italy; Rome; Rome (Italy); Rome (Italy) Churches