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Rome re-imagined : twelfth-century Jews, Christians and Muslims encounter the eternal city /

Rome re-imagined : twelfth-century Jews, Christians and Muslims encounter the eternal city / [edited by] Louis I. Hamilton and Stefano Riccioni. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011. - 1 online resource (571, v pages) : illustrations (some color)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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To 1500


Jews--History--Italy--Rome--To 1500.
Christians--History--Italy--Rome--To 1500.
Muslims--History--Italy--Rome--To 1500.
Papacy--History--To 1500.
Civilization, Medieval--Classical influences.
Travelers' writings--History and criticism.
Juifs--Histoire--Italie--Rome--Jusqu'à 1500.
Papauté--Histoire--Jusqu'à 1500.
Civilisation médiévale--Influence ancienne.
Écrits de voyageurs--Histoire et critique.
Christians
Civilization, Medieval--Classical influences
Jews
Literature
Muslims
Papacy
Travelers' writings


Rome (Italy)--History--476-1420.
Rome (Italy)--Church history.
Rome (Italy)--In literature.
Rome (Italy)--In art.
Rome (Italie)--Histoire--476-1420.
Italy--Rome


Art
Church history
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History

DG811 / .R66 2011eb

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