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Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's
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I will defer to the judgment of other reviewers who have found fault with some of the "facts" Scotti relates in BASILICA. This is a popular, not an academic, history of the building of St. Peter's in Rome. I found Scotti's depiction of the sequence of events and of the personalities at play to be consistent with what I've read elsewhere. And she does a... »
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Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
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Almost 500 years after Michelangelo Buonarroti frescoed the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, the site still attracts throngs of visitors and is considered one of the artistic masterpieces of the world. Michelangelo and the Popes Ceiling unveils the story behind the art's making, a story rife with all the drama of a modern-day soap op... »
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Inside the Vatican (National Geographic)
Well, I guess part of the problem is that I expected to see more of the "inside" information and pictures in this book. It is more of a picture book with ... »
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St. Peter's (Wonders of the World)
Mary Beard is a Professor of Classics at Cambridge University. She is the editor of The Wonders of the World which is "a small series of books that will f... »
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