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Title Rome re-imagined [electronic resource] : twelfth-century Jews, Christians and Muslims encounter the eternal city / [edited by] Louis I. Hamilton and Stefano Riccioni.

Imprint Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description 571, v p. : ill. (some col.)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: Rome Re-imagined / Herbert L. Kessler -- The Rituals of Renaissance : Liturgy and Mythic History in The Marvels of Rome / Louis I. Hamilton -- Rewriting Antiquity, Renewing Rome : The Identity of the Eternal City through Visual Art, Monumental Inscriptions and the Mirabilia / Stefano Riccioni -- Walking in the Shadows of the Past : The Jewish Experience of Rome in the Twelfth Century / Marie Therese Champagne and Ra'anan S. Boustan -- Viewing Rome from the Roman Empires / Emily Albu -- An Assessment of the Political Symbolism of the City of Rome in the Writings of John of Salisbury / Irene A. O'Daly -- Decoding the Labyrinth : Rome in Arabic and Persian Medieval Literature / Mario Casari -- Conclusion: An Imagined City / Louis I. Hamilton and Stefano Riccioni.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Jews -- Italy -- Rome -- History -- To 1500.
Christians -- Italy -- Rome -- History -- To 1500.
Muslims -- Italy -- Rome -- History -- To 1500.
Papacy -- History -- To 1500.
Civilization, Medieval -- Classical influences.
Travelers' writings -- History and criticism.
Rome (Italy) -- History -- 476-1420.
Rome (Italy) -- Church history.
Rome (Italy) -- In literature.
Rome (Italy) -- In art.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Hamilton, Louis I.
Riccioni, Stefano.
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9789004225282 (pbk. acid-free paper)
9789004235670 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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