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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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An Amazing Renaissance View of Italy
Although this book does not have detailed views of every map in the Gallery of Maps, it gives the reader the opportunity to study the 40 frescoes in a way not possible when visiting the Vatican. (Most tour groups are rushed through the hall on the way to the Sistene Chapel.) The color plates are true to the vibrant originals and the essays accompanying each map help the...
Published on August 17, 2005 by S. J. Gates
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Renaissance building houses beautiful maps of Italy
In 1580 Pope Gregory XIII commissioned this gallery with 42 large panels that represent Italy. Maps on the right side show the Adriatic side of the peninsula; those on the left side show the Tyrrhenian and Ligurian coasts. The quality of the paper and reproductions is excellent. Each map is discussed, and close-ups show the art and craft of the cartographers and...
Published on June 13, 1999
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Renaissance building houses beautiful maps of Italy,
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This review is from: The Gallery of Maps in the Vatican (Hardcover)
In 1580 Pope Gregory XIII commissioned this gallery with 42 large panels that represent Italy. Maps on the right side show the Adriatic side of the peninsula; those on the left side show the Tyrrhenian and Ligurian coasts. The quality of the paper and reproductions is excellent. Each map is discussed, and close-ups show the art and craft of the cartographers and artists. The author claims that this is the largest cycle of geographic images in Europe. This is a book to linger with; no matter your nationality, it may make you homesick.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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An Amazing Renaissance View of Italy,
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This review is from: The Gallery of Maps in the Vatican (Hardcover)
Although this book does not have detailed views of every map in the Gallery of Maps, it gives the reader the opportunity to study the 40 frescoes in a way not possible when visiting the Vatican. (Most tour groups are rushed through the hall on the way to the Sistene Chapel.) The color plates are true to the vibrant originals and the essays accompanying each map help the reader to understand the iconography. Anyone who loves cartography or European history, will want this book on their shelf.
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The Gallery of Maps in the Vatican by Lucio Gambi (Hardcover - Oct. 1997)
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