Ancient Churches of Rome from the Fourth to the Seventh Century

"Focusing on the formative centuries of Christianity, from the reign of Constantine until the emergence of the Medieval world order in the Carolingian age, Hugo Brandenburg offers a broad panoramic view of Christian church architecture in Rome from its conception to the establishment of canonical church types. Throughout, the author treats the archaeological remains as speaking testimonies, articulating the intentions, motivations and self-perception of Rome's early Christian community." "This lucid and detailed exposition of more than 50 early churches of Rome from the fourth to the seventh century, which draws together archaeological, documentary and literary sources, will appeal to the layman and the specialist alike. It contains an up to date bibliography on each subject and gives ample space to the discussion of recent developments in the field, whereby Hugo Brandenburg offers his own well founded interpretations of the evidence and shows how his immense expertise of early Christian architecture." "The present work is illustrated with original plans and drawings and exclusive photographs especially taken for this volume, which allow an unusually detailed visual insight into the sacred architecture of early Christian Rome."--BOOK JACKET.Brandenburg, Hugo is the author of 'Ancient Churches of Rome from the Fourth to the Seventh Century ' with ISBN 9782503517476 and ISBN 2503517471.