Vatican City / Orazio Petrosillo ; [translated from the Italian by Eugene Rizzo and Lisa Dasteel].
1997
N2940 .P48 1997 (Mapit)
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Title
Vatican City / Orazio Petrosillo ; [translated from the Italian by Eugene Rizzo and Lisa Dasteel].
Uniform Title
Vatican City. English
ISBN
8886921098 (pbk.)
9788886921091 (pbk.)
8886921284 (hbk.)
9788886921282 (hbk.)
8886921209
9788886921206
9788886921091 (pbk.)
8886921284 (hbk.)
9788886921282 (hbk.)
8886921209
9788886921206
Publication Details
Vatican City : Edizioni Musei Vaticani, 1997.
Language
English
Description
222 pages : chiefly color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
Call Number
N2940 .P48 1997
Dewey Decimal Classification
914.5 P44v
Summary
The author, a noted journalist, guides the reader through a captivating visit inside the Vatican complex starting from the origins of this tiny city state - the tomb of Peter the Apostle - to St. Peter's Basilica - spiritual center of the world's Roman Catholics - culminating in the Apostolic Palaces where the Pope administers his daily mission. -- Book jacket (flap text).
Note
Translated from Italian text.
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Table of Contents
Tombs of Peter
The Basilica
The palaces
The museums, the library and the archives
The city
The piazza.
The Basilica
The palaces
The museums, the library and the archives
The city
The piazza.