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begins with a description of the walls of Rome, detailing towers, fortifications, and gates; then triumphal arches, hills, baths, ancient buildings, theaters, places related to saints’ martyrdom; then bridges, cemeteries, and a few important ancient monuments and histories. There follows an itinerary
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year of 1500, Roman printers stayed busy churning out editions in Latin, Italian, German, French, and
Spanish. While earlier editions had included fanciful accounts of ancient history and misidentifications of the subjects of portrait statuary, the knowledge accumulated by
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humanists allowed for an increasingly grounded and realistic rendering of Rome’s past. Although guides now included both ancient and
Christian monuments, they stopped short of describing recent works of art and architecture.
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119:(ornament), used to describe the infrastructure and monuments of Rome that were protected from scavenging and seen to represent the political power of Rome’s rulers. While Benedict’s compilation is closely linked to the
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526:. Translated by Francis Morgan Nichols (English translation of 12th century text ed.). London, Spithoever, and Rome: Ellis and Elvey. 1889.
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Internullo (2020). "«Decus Urbis». Un'altra prospettiva sui «Mirabilia» di Roma e le origini del decoro urbano (secoli XII-XV)".
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that included a calendar listing masses at various Roman churches. These assemblages were clearly intended for pilgrims.
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with notes (1889). In the Middle Ages the church of
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Die "Mirabilia Romae": Untersuchungen zu ihrer Ăśberlieferung mit
Edition der deutschen und niederländischen Texte
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Thomas, Yan (1998). "Les ornements, la cité, le patrimoine". In Dupont, Florence; Auvray-Assayas, Clara (eds.).
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Datable to the 8th century, an early copy exists in the
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then taking control of much of the city. None of the early versions have any clear connection with
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Visitiamo Roma mille anni fa. La cittĂ dei Mirabilia
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442:(in Italian). Tivoli (Roma): Tored.
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