The christian catacombs of Rome
History, Decoration, Inscriptions
by Fabrizio Bisconti, Vincenzo Fiocchi Nicolai and Danilo Mazzoleni
Paperback (Out of print)
(March 2009)
ISBN: 9783795422127
9.45 x 10.98 inches
Price: $39.00
Out of stock
This book presents the Christian catacombs of Rome, based on the most recent scientific research. In particular, it focuses on their origins and development, their artistic decoration and the inscriptions found there. Three chapters, written by specialists of their respective fields, deal with the topography, iconography and epigraphy of the catacombs. Abundant illustrations document the current state of the catacombs following the extensive restorations of recent years and also incorporate the results of the latest excavations. ///// Die romischen Katakomben konnen ohne Ubertreibung als einer der beeindruckendsten, aussagekraftigsten und besterhaltenen Komplexe der gesamten antiken Welt bezeichnet werden. Mit diesem Buch liegt nunmehr eine umfassende Publikation zu den christlichen Katakomben Roms vor, die die aktuellen Ergebnisse der internationalen Katakombenforschung anschaulich und umfassend darlegt.
This book presents the Christian catacombs of Rome, based on the most recent scientific research. In particular, it focuses on their origins and development, their artistic decoration and the inscriptions found there. Three chapters, written by specialists of their respective fields, deal with the topography, iconography and epigraphy of the catacombs. Abundant Illustrations document the current state of the catacombs following the extensive restorations of recent years and also incorporate the results of the latest excavations. ///// Die romischen Katakomben konnen ohne Ubertreibung als einer der beeindruckendsten, aussagekraftigsten und besterhaltenen Komplexe der gesamten antiken Welt bezeichnet werden. Mit diesem Buch liegt nunmehr eine umfassende Publikation zu den christlichen Katakomben Roms vor, die die aktuellen Ergebnisse der internationalen Katakombenforschung anschaulich und umfassend darlegt.
- By (author) Fabrizio Bisconti
- By (author) Danilo Mazzoleni
- By (author) Vincenzo Fiocchi Nicolai
Similar Books
‘For You I Study, For You I Work, For You I Live, For You I Am Ready To Even Give My Life’
Essays in Honour of Francis (Frank) J Moloney, SDB
Liturgia semper reformanda
Adaptations and accommodations in the liturgy in light of canon 838 of the Code of Canon Law
Volume 6
Naples as Laboratory / Laboratorium Neapel
Style Options, Artistic Rivalry and Self Fashioning in Neapolitan Baroque Painting / Plurale Stilbildung, Kunstlerkonkurrenz und Self Fashioning in der neapolitanischen Barockmalerei
Nurturing the Elite
Representations of Drinking, Eating, and Religious Vessels in Palmyrene Funerary Iconography
Volume 13
Technical Studies of Asian Art
Proceedings of the Seventh Forbes Symposium at the Freer Gallery of Art
The Therapeutae as the Best Paradigm for the Contemplative Life
A Contextual Reading of Philo of Alexandria's De Vita Contemplativa
