Basilica

The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's

By: R. a. Scotti

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Paperback | 1 June 2007

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352 Pages

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In this dramatic journey through religious and artistic history, R. A. Scotti traces the defining event of a glorious epoch: the building of St. Peteras Basilica. Begun by the ferociously ambitious Pope Julius II in 1506, the endeavor would span two tumultuous centuries, challenge the greatest Renaissance mastersaMichelangelo, Raphael, and Bramanteaand enrage Martin Luther. By the time it was completed, Shakespeare had written all of his plays, the "Mayflower" had reached Plymouthaand Rome had risen with its astounding basilica to become Europeas holy metropolis. A dazzling portrait of human achievement and excess, "Basilica" is a triumph of historical writing.

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[Scotti] . . . appreciates the epic quest and querulousness and leaves us wondering how anything of any merit ever gets designed, built, consecrated and celebrated. (The Providence Journal-Bulletin)

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