Early Christian and Medieval Rome
Early Christian and Medieval Rome ContentEarly Christian and Medieval Rome looks at the fascinating art and architecture in Rome dating from between about 300 and 1300. Many Christians still had…
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Early Christian and Medieval Rome
ContentEarly Christian and Medieval Rome looks at the fascinating art and architecture in Rome dating from between about 300 and 1300. Many Christians still had links with traditional Roman religions and with Judaism. In the fourth and fifth centuries, Rome was the most important city in the west for the early development of buildings for Christian use and of imagery employed by both the Church authorities and by the practising Christians.
With the papacy established at its heart, patronage and artistic production prospered, with high points in the ninth and again in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.MaterialThis book explores churches, baptisteries, houses and catacombs with extraordinary mosaic and It remained the most prestigious centre in the west in the following centuries, despite political upheavals.