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The Virtual Tourist in Renaissance Rome
Rebecca Zorach
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Description for The Virtual Tourist in Renaissance Rome
Paperback. In 1540 Antonio Lafreri migrated to Rome and began publishing maps and other printed images that depicted major monuments and antiquities in Rome. This volume places these prints in their historical context and examines their publishing history. It traces their journey from the creator and publishers to pilgrims, collectors, and, dealers. Editor(s): Zorach, Rebecca. Num Pages: 176 pages, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 279 x 15. Weight in Grams: 872.
In 1540 Antonio Lafreri, a native of Besancon transplanted to Rome, began publishing maps and other printed images that depicted major monuments and antiquities in Rome. These prints - of statues and ruined landscapes, inscriptions and ornaments, reconstructed monuments and urban denizens - evoked ancient Rome and appealed to the taste for classical antiquity that defined the Renaissance. \Collections of these prints came to be known as the "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae", the "Mirror of Roman Magnificence." Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the University of Chicago Library's "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae", the largest collection of its kind in the world, ... Read more
In 1540 Antonio Lafreri, a native of Besancon transplanted to Rome, began publishing maps and other printed images that depicted major monuments and antiquities in Rome. These prints - of statues and ruined landscapes, inscriptions and ornaments, reconstructed monuments and urban denizens - evoked ancient Rome and appealed to the taste for classical antiquity that defined the Renaissance. \Collections of these prints came to be known as the "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae", the "Mirror of Roman Magnificence." Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the University of Chicago Library's "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae", the largest collection of its kind in the world, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780943056371
SKU
V9780943056371
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About Rebecca Zorach
Rebecca Zorach is associate professor of art history at the University of Chicago and the author of Blood, Milk, Ink, Gold: Abundance and Excess in the French Renaissance.
Reviews for The Virtual Tourist in Renaissance Rome
"Antonio Lafreri's Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae is not only a remarkable achievement in the history of print publication, it stands as one of the great landmarks in the early record of European antiquarianism." - Peter Parshall, National Gallery of Art"