?amonn ? Carrag?in and Carol Neuman de Vegvar
Ashgate
Hardback
372
2008
After the Roman empire fell medieval Europe continued to be fascinated by Rome itself 'the Chief of Cities' once the centre of the empire including its history its buildings and above all its early Christian martyrs and the papacy central to the western Latin church. This book explores ways in which the city itself was preserved envisioned and transformed not only by its residents but also by the many pilgrims who flocked to Rome and by northern European cultures (in particular the Irish and English) who imagined and imitated the city as they understood it.
Ashgate
Hardback
372
2008
After the Roman empire fell medieval Europe continued to be fascinated by Rome itself 'the Chief of Cities' once the centre of the empire including its history its buildings and above all its early Christian martyrs and the papacy central to the western Latin church. This book explores ways in which the city itself was preserved envisioned and transformed not only by its residents but also by the many pilgrims who flocked to Rome and by northern European cultures (in particular the Irish and English) who imagined and imitated the city as they understood it.