Rome measured and imagined : early modern maps of the Eternal City /

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Author / Creator:	Maier, Jessica, author.
Imprint:	Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Description:	1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Subject:	Cartography -- Italy -- Rome. Cartography. Travel. Rome (Italy) -- Maps. Rome (Italy) -- Description and travel. Italy -- Rome. Maps.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11242600

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ISBN:	9780226127774 022612777X 9780226127637 022612763X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	At the turn of the 15th century, Rome was in the midst of a dramatic transformation from what the 14th-century poet Petrarch had termed a 'crumbling city' populated by 'broken ruins' into a prosperous Christian capital. Scholars, artists, architects, and engineers fascinated by Rome were spurred to develop new graphic modes for depicting the city - and the genre known as the city portrait exploded. In 'Rome Measured and Imagined', Jessica Maier explores the history of this genre - which merged the accuracy of scientific endeavor with the imaginative aspects of art - during the rise of Renaissance print culture.
Other form:	Print version: Maier, Jessica. Rome measured and imagined 9780226127637

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