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With her vivid portrayals, Scotti turns a potentially dry architectural tale into a Vatican version of Dynasty.
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A lovely book, filled with historical detail and lively depictions. Captures an extraordinary period in the Church's life.
—Richard John Neuhaus

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780452288607
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
  • Publication date: 5/29/2007
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 336
  • Sales rank: 206,975
  • Product dimensions: 5.38 (w) x 8.00 (h) x 0.78 (d)

Meet the Author

R. A. ScotiB is the author of four novels and two previous nonfiction books, most recently the bestselling Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938.

Table of Contents

Pt. I The Christian Caesar 1503-1513
1 The first stone, April 1506 3
2 The first St. Peter's 13
3 Il Terribilis 23
4 A Trojan horse 31
5 A surprise winner 41
6 Imperial dimensions 49
7 Vaulting ambition 57
8 Onward Christian soldiers 67
9 A Christian imperium 75
10 A viper's nest 89
11 The death of Julius 101
Pt. II The deplorable Medici popes 1513-1534
12 The first Medici prince 113
13 An empty stage 123
14 A Roman candle 129
15 The revenge of the Sangallos 137
16 Salvation for sale 145
17 Sweet revenge 149
18 A brief moment of truth 155
19 Medici redux 159
Pt. III The Michelangelo imperative 1546-1626
20 A violent awakening 171
21 Julius's folly 183
22 Motu Proprio 191
23 An immovable object 203
24 The swineherd who built Rome 209
25 Raising the dome 215
26 A new century 227
27 The knaves of St. Peter's 231
28 1,300 years later 239
Pt. IV Bernini's grand illusions 1623-1667
29 The romance of the baroque 245
30 Full circle 259
App The popes from Nicholas V to Alexander VII
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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 31, 2008

    The World's Greatest Chruch

    I have been to St. Peters Basilica myself. As a boy I was fascinated by it. I've done the research, read countless books on the great artists who served as architects, even sketched it, and while I've been fascinated with it all my life I've never been able to translate my wonder to anyone without myself either going overboard or boring them to tears. However, this author makes it simple and understandable. She neither glosses over the poisonous Popes who were failures, nor does she cover up the enormous mistakes that led to the schism between Catholic and Protestant faiths. Instead what she does manage to tell is how a church the length of 2 football fields that took over a century to build came into being at all. It could have been a tremendous failure (and it very nearly did) but what happened instead made it a glory to God and a marvel of man. If you want a simple read that's thorough and fun you need to try this out.

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  • Posted July 15, 2009

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    The Basilica: Many faces, lots of time, a masterpiece

    Scotti details the intrigue, inspiration, planning, and lack of planning that went into the hundreds of years of building St. Peter's Basilica. She describes the personalities and the politics of getting it all started. The Basilica takes on a life of its own in her writing and she convinces us that the many disparate voices that were used to create this wonder somehow added value to their creation. The Basilica, conceived by Pope Leo, was a wonder from its inception but became even greater as it was changed and added to for the next few hundred years. Perhaps it is a real example of divine inspiration.

    The writing is very clear and concise. Her research is impressive and the final product is compelling. She particularly stresses the Renaissance and Baroque period when the Basilica was in its greatest danger of being destroyed or forgotten. The play of personalities is immense and she conveys this sense of lack of overall direction but somehow it grew to be the marvel it is today. This is a fascinating story well told. Scotti tells er tale in simple strightforward language. For those who have visited St. Peter's Basilica it was enlightening and for those who haven't seen it it would be tantilizing.

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  • Posted March 18, 2009

    Ok, but there are better opportunities to learn!

    Nothing special about this book.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 30, 2006

    Basilca is more than a building but a development

    An excellent read and has led me to look into other works by R. A. Scotti. Far from a heavy read, it is light and even suspenseful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 22, 2006

    History Painted in Vivid Colors

    I just finished Basilica: The Splendor and The Scandal-Building St.Peters and I must say I am struck by how rich with detail and personality it was. It has been my experience that books of this vain tend to be cold and rather hard to get through, but not this one. The intimacy with which Scotti talks about each pope and artist brings them so clearly to life that you do not want to stop reading. I would recomend this book to anyone looking for a rich read. Scotti has found the perfect balance of architectural history and personal drama. I understand now what makes some books page turners.

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