The urban development of Rome in the age of Alexander VII / Dorothy Metzger Habel.

Main entry:

Habel, Dorothy Metzger, 1950-

Title & Author:

The urban development of Rome in the age of Alexander VII / Dorothy Metzger Habel.

Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Description:

xxi, 424 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-415) and index.
Introduction -- Palazzo del Quirinale: "In stato regia magnificenza" -- Piazza del Populo and the genesis of Alexander VII's program for Via del Corso -- Piazza S. Marco: "Al Capo del Corso" -- Via del Corso and the search for a Chigi family palace -- Piazza S. Pietro: "Una macchina cosi grande" -- Roma Alessandrina.

Summary:

"Dorothy Metzger Habel suggests that Alexander VII masterminded a new conceptualization of the city, which was grounded in the architectural formulae of late-antique Roman Asia. Under Alexander's watchful eye, Habel argues, architects and builders paid careful attention to the physical characteristics of particular sites and drew relationships between buildings within the urban fabric. These planning methods contributed formally and iconographically to the architectural future of Rome."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

0521772648 (hb)
9780521772648 (hb)

Subject:

Alexander VII, Pope, 1599-1667.
Alexandre VII, pape, 1599-1667.
City planning Italy Rome History 17th century.
Architecture, Baroque Italy Rome.
Architecture and state Italy Rome.
Urbanisme Italie Rome Histoire 17e siècle.
Architecture baroque Italie Rome.
Architecture Politique gouvernementale Italie Rome.
Architecture and state.
Architecture, Baroque.
Buildings.
City planning.
Rome (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc.
Italy Rome.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 223873
Call No.: NA9204.R7 M46 2002
Status: Available

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