Rome in the Ninth Century: A History in Art
Intended as a sequel to Rome in the Eighth Century (Cambridge, 2020), this survey of the material culture of the city of Rome spans the period from the imperial coronation of Charlemagne in 800 to the nadir of the fortunes of the Roman Church a century later. The evidence of standing buildings, objects, historical documents, and archaeology is brought together to create an integrated picture of the political, economic, and cultural situation in the city over this period, one characterized initially by substantial wealth resulting in enormous patronage of art and architecture, but then followed by almost total impoverishment and collapse. John Osborne also attempts to correct the widespread notion that the Franco-papal alliance of the late eighth century led to a political and cultural break between Rome and the broader cultural world of the Christian eastern Mediterranean. Beautifully illustrated, this book is essential for everyone interested in medieval Rome.
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Rome in the Ninth Century: A History in Art
Intended as a sequel to Rome in the Eighth Century (Cambridge, 2020), this survey of the material culture of the city of Rome spans the period from the imperial coronation of Charlemagne in 800 to the nadir of the fortunes of the Roman Church a century later. The evidence of standing buildings, objects, historical documents, and archaeology is brought together to create an integrated picture of the political, economic, and cultural situation in the city over this period, one characterized initially by substantial wealth resulting in enormous patronage of art and architecture, but then followed by almost total impoverishment and collapse. John Osborne also attempts to correct the widespread notion that the Franco-papal alliance of the late eighth century led to a political and cultural break between Rome and the broader cultural world of the Christian eastern Mediterranean. Beautifully illustrated, this book is essential for everyone interested in medieval Rome.
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Rome in the Ninth Century: A History in Art

Rome in the Ninth Century: A History in Art

by John Osborne
Rome in the Ninth Century: A History in Art
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Rome in the Ninth Century: A History in Art

Rome in the Ninth Century: A History in Art

by John Osborne

Overview

Intended as a sequel to Rome in the Eighth Century (Cambridge, 2020), this survey of the material culture of the city of Rome spans the period from the imperial coronation of Charlemagne in 800 to the nadir of the fortunes of the Roman Church a century later. The evidence of standing buildings, objects, historical documents, and archaeology is brought together to create an integrated picture of the political, economic, and cultural situation in the city over this period, one characterized initially by substantial wealth resulting in enormous patronage of art and architecture, but then followed by almost total impoverishment and collapse. John Osborne also attempts to correct the widespread notion that the Franco-papal alliance of the late eighth century led to a political and cultural break between Rome and the broader cultural world of the Christian eastern Mediterranean. Beautifully illustrated, this book is essential for everyone interested in medieval Rome.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781009415378
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/12/2023
Series: British School at Rome Studies
Pages: 348
Product dimensions: 6.93(w) x 9.88(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

John Osborne is currently Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus at Carleton University, Ottawa and an Associate Fellow of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto. His monograph, Rome in the Eighth Century: a history in art (Cambridge, 2020), won the 2021 Margaret Wade Labarge prize of the Canadian Society of Medievalists.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Rome in 800: the pontificate of Leo III; 3. Paschal I, the church of Santa Prassede, and the question of a 'Carolingian renovatio' in Rome; 4. Paschal II: other projects; 5. Eugenius II, Gregory IV, and Sergius II; 6. The gathering storm: the pontificate of Pope Leo IV (847–55); 7. Benedict III, Nicholas I and Hadrian II, and the continuing 'Greek' presence in Rome; 8. The last hurrah: John VIII (872–82); 9. 'Not with a bang but a whimper'; 10. Afterword.
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