Main entry:

Karmon, David E.

Title & Author:

The ruin of the Eternal City : antiquity and preservation in Renaissance Rome / David Karmon.

Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.

Description:

ix, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-306) and index.
A History of Preservation Practices in Renaissance Rome. Preservation practices in ancient and medieval Rome -- Inventing a preservation program in fifteenth-century Rome -- A sixteenth-century meteor in the Roman Forum -- Object Biographies. The Colosseum -- The Pantheon -- The Ponte Santa Maria -- Conclusion: Rethinking preservation practices in Renaissance Rome -- Appendix of archival documents.
Current Copyright Fee: GBP22.50 0.
CCA and Phyllis Lambert mentioned in acknowledgements; includes reproductions of CCA collection material.
This publication was facilitated by the CCA Study Centre Visiting Scholars Program.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"In Renaissance Rome, ancient ruins were preserved as often as they were mined for their materials. Although the question of what to preserve and how remained subject to debate, preservation acquired renewed force and urgency in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries as the new papal capital rose upon the ruins of the ancient city. The Ruin of the Eternal City offers a new interpretation of the ongoing life of ancient buildings in the dynamic and expansive context of early modern Rome. While historians and archaeologists have long affirmed that early modern builders disregarded the need to preserve Rome's classical antiquities, David Karmon provides the first systematic analysis of preservation strategies as these were perceived and implemented by the city's Renaissance popes, civic magistrates, and ordinary citizens. Based on new evidence and recent conservation theory, this compelling study explores how civic officials balanced the defense of specific sites against the pressing demands imposed by population growth, changes in urban planning, and notions of urban decorum. Above all, the preservation of antiquity remained an indispensable tool to advance competing political agendas in the papal capital. A broad range of preservation policies and practices are examined at the half-ruined Colosseum, the miraculously intact Pantheon, and the little-known but essential Renaissance bridge known as the Ponte Santa Maria"--Jacket.

ISBN:

9780199766895 (alk. paper)
0199766894 (alk. paper)
(ebook)
9780199896745

Subject:

Renaissance Italy Rome.
Historic preservation Italy Rome History To 1500.
Historic preservation Italy Rome History 16th century.
Historic buildings Conservation and restoration Italy Rome.
Renaissance Italie Rome.
Préservation historique Italie Rome Histoire 16e siècle.
Monuments historiques Conservation et restauration Italie Rome.
Antiquities
Antiquities Collection and preservation
Buildings
Historic buildings Conservation and restoration
Historic preservation
Renaissance
Antike
Architektur
Rezeption
Arkitektur Italien Rom renässansen.
Arkitektur bevarande och restaurering Rom.
Rome (Italy) Antiquities.
Rome (Italy) Antiquities Collection and preservation.
Rome (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc.
Rome (Italie) Antiquités.
Rome (Italie) Antiquités Collections et conservation.
Italy Rome
Rom
Centre canadien d'architecture Collection

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Lambert, Phyllis
Centre canadien d'architecture
Centre canadien d'architecture. Centre d'étude

Antiquity and preservation in Renaissance Rome

Holdings:

Location: Library main 272509
Call No.: BIB 205870
Status: Available