St. Paul's Outside the Walls
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St. Paul's Outside the Walls

A Roman Basilica, from Antiquity to the Modern Era

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eBook - PDF

St. Paul's Outside the Walls

A Roman Basilica, from Antiquity to the Modern Era

About this book

This volume examines one of Rome's most influential churches: the principal basilica dedicated to St Paul. Nicola Camerlenghi traces nearly two thousand years of physical transformations to the church, from before its construction in the fourth century to its reconstruction following a fire in 1823. By recounting this long history, he restores the building to its rightful place as a central, active participant in epochal political and religious shifts in Rome and across Christendom, as well as a protagonist in Western art and architectural history. Camerlenghi also examines how buildings in general trigger memories and anchor meaning, and how and why buildings endure, evolve, and remain relevant in cultural contexts far removed from the moment of their inception. At its core, Saint Paul's exemplifies the concept of building as a process, not a product: a process deeply interlinked with religion, institutions, history, cultural memory, and the arts. This study also includes state-of-the-art digital reconstructions synthesizing a wealth of historical evidence to visualize and analyze the earlier (now lost) stages of the building's history, offering glimpses into heretofore unexamined parts of its long, rich life.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction: The Life of St. Paul's Basilica across the Longue Durée
  9. Chapter 1 Paul's Place in Rome: Tomb, Trophy, and the Basilica of the Constantinian Dynasty (ca. 67-386)
  10. Chapter 2 The Basilica of the Theodosian Dynasty (386-410)
  11. Chapter 3 The Early Transformations (410-700)
  12. Chapter 4 A Fortress of Faith during the Heart of the Middle Ages (700-1050)
  13. Chapter 5 The Advent, Apogee, and End of St. Paul's Golden Age (1050-1423)
  14. Chapter 6 Rebirth and Modernization (1423-1655)
  15. Chapter 7 Restoring and Reconstructing St. Paul's during the Long Eighteenth Century (1655-1823)
  16. Epilogue: The Basilica Is Dead, Long Live the Basilica!
  17. Appendix A Reconciling the Evidence and Making the Model
  18. Appendix B Carolingian-Era Patronage
  19. Notes
  20. Bibliography
  21. Index