Eyewitness to Old St Peter's: Maffeo Vegio's ‘Remembering the Ancient History of St Peter's Basilica in Rome,' with Translation and a Digital Reconstruction of the Church

Maffeo Vegio

doi:10.1017/9781108654999

Old St Peter's Basilica in Rome stood for over eleven centuries until it was demolished to make room for today's church on the same Vatican site. Its last eyewitness, Maffeo Vegio, explained to the Roman hierarchy how revival of the papacy, whose prestige after the exile to Avignon had been diminished, was inseparable from a renewed awareness of the primacy of Peter's Church. To make his case, Vegio wrote a history founded on credible written and visual evidence. The text guides us through the building's true story in its material reality, undistorted by medieval guides. This was its living memory and a visualization of the continuity of Roman history into modern times. This volume makes available the first complete English translation of Vegio's text. Accompanied by full-color digital reconstructions of the Basilica as it appeared in Vegio's day.

‘… Learned and thoughtful book.’

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Eyewitness to Old St. Peter’s
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About the Authors
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Eyewitness to Old St. Peter’s - Title page
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A Study of Maffeo Vegio’s “Remembering the Ancient History of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome,” with Translation and a Digital Reconstruction of the Church
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Copyright page
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Contents
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Frontispiece
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Preface
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Abbreviations
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Part I - The Canon and the Basilica
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Introduction
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One - Maffeo Vegio
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Biography and Historical Context
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Two - The Text
pp 51-74
Structure and Meaning
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Three - A Humanist Looks at a Medieval Marvel
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Four - Conclusion
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Endnotes
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Part II - The Text
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Note on the Latin Text and Translation
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Five - Maffeo Vegio of Lodi
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“Remembering the Ancient History of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome”
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Part III - The Image
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Six - The Reconstruction of St. Peter’s Circa 1450
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Appendix - The Stefaneschi Altarpiece, The Canons’ Choir and Altar, and the Oratory of Sta. Maria in Cancellis
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Endnotes
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Bibliography
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Index
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Maffeo Vegio's ‘Remembering the Ancient History of St Peter's Basilica in Rome,' with Translation and a Digital Reconstruction of the Church

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Contents

Eyewitness to Old St. Peter’s
pp i-i

About the Authors
pp ii-ii

Eyewitness to Old St. Peter’s - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Figures
pp vii-ix

Frontispiece
pp x-x

Preface
pp xi-xiv

Abbreviations
pp xv-xvi

Part I - The Canon and the Basilica
pp 1-118

Introduction
pp 7-16

One - Maffeo Vegio
pp 17-50

Two - The Text
pp 51-74

Three - A Humanist Looks at a Medieval Marvel
pp 75-103

Four - Conclusion
pp 104-114

Endnotes
pp 115-118

Part II - The Text
pp 119-218

Five - Maffeo Vegio of Lodi
pp 123-218

Part III - The Image
pp 219-284

Six - The Reconstruction of St. Peter’s Circa 1450
pp 221-271

Appendix - The Stefaneschi Altarpiece, The Canons’ Choir and Altar, and the Oratory of Sta. Maria in Cancellis
pp 272-280

Endnotes
pp 280-284

Bibliography
pp 285-300

Index
pp 301-308

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