The Rome of Alexander VII, 1655-1667 / Richard Krautheimer.

The Rome of Alexander VII, 1655-1667 /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krautheimer, Richard, 1897-1994
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1985]
Subjects:
Alexander > VII, > Pope, > 1599-1667.
City planning > Italy > Rome.
Architecture, Baroque > Italy > Rome.
Architecture and state > Italy > Rome.
Buildings > Italy > Rome.
Rome (Italy) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Italy > Rome > Buildings, 1655-1667. > Architectural features
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Prelude
  • The man and his time
  • The urban substructure: streets, coaches, shopping centers
  • The architects: High Baroque and Baroque Cinquecentismo
  • Teatri I: Piazze and churches
  • Overall planning and opposition
  • Teatri II: Prospects
  • Roma Antica e Moderna
  • Piazza del Popolo: city planning and stage design
  • The reverse of the medal
  • City planning and politics: the illustrious foreigner.

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