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Intro
Contents
Acknowledgements
Illustrations
Introduction
1 Nos tegimus cineres, spiritus astra tenet: Monuments, Mortal Remains and the Soul
1 Problems Caused by Tombs in Church Buildings
2 Epitaphs: Composing and Carving
3 Functions of Tomb Monuments
4 Beliefs and Convictions
4.1 Emotional Concerns
4.2 Between the Moment of Death and the End of Time
4.3 Expectations of the Afterlife
4.4 The Necessity of a Specific Site to Be Buried
4.5 Tombs as a Place of Reflection
5 Studying Tomb Monuments
2 (Vivens) sibi posuit: Cardinals Planning Their Own Tomb Monument
1 Questions
2 Opulence and Modesty
3 The Role of Inscriptions
4 Pride and Self-Promotion
5 Monuments of Vainglory?
6 Cardinal Giovanni Ricci
7 Conclusions
3 Qui semper vanos tumuli contempsit honores: Directing the Memory of the Pope
1 Questions
2 The Popes' Wishes
3 Respectfully Securing the Popes' Memory
4 Modesty Ignored
4.1 Pope Pius III
4.2 Pope Adrian VI
4.3 Pope Clement VII
4.4 Pope Pius V
5 Conclusions
4 Optima, prudentissima, infelicissima: Mothers and Monuments
1 Questions
2 Tomb Monuments Erected for Mothers
2.1 Husbands for Their Wives, as Mother of Their Children
2.2 Mothers for Themselves
2.3 Children for Their Mother
2.3.1 Children for Their Mother: Special Cases
2.3.2 Children for Their Mother: Conclusions
3 Tomb Monuments Erected by Mothers for Their Children
3.1 Mothers for Their Children: Special Cases
3.2 Mothers for Their Children: Conclusions
4 Conclusions
5 Concordes et amantissime: Tomb Monuments for Spouses
1 Questions
2 Coniuges viventes fecerunt: Erected by Both Spouses Still Alive
3 Coniugi et sibi: Erected by the Surviving Spouse
4 Suis dulcissimis parentibus: Erected by the Children under Will of Their Parents.
5 Conclusions
Conclusion
Abbreviations of Frequently Mentioned Publications
General Bibliography
Index of Persons
Index of Scriptural Passages
Index of Churches in Rome and other Places.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Illustrations
Introduction
1 Nos tegimus cineres, spiritus astra tenet: Monuments, Mortal Remains and the Soul
1 Problems Caused by Tombs in Church Buildings
2 Epitaphs: Composing and Carving
3 Functions of Tomb Monuments
4 Beliefs and Convictions
4.1 Emotional Concerns
4.2 Between the Moment of Death and the End of Time
4.3 Expectations of the Afterlife
4.4 The Necessity of a Specific Site to Be Buried
4.5 Tombs as a Place of Reflection
5 Studying Tomb Monuments
2 (Vivens) sibi posuit: Cardinals Planning Their Own Tomb Monument
1 Questions
2 Opulence and Modesty
3 The Role of Inscriptions
4 Pride and Self-Promotion
5 Monuments of Vainglory?
6 Cardinal Giovanni Ricci
7 Conclusions
3 Qui semper vanos tumuli contempsit honores: Directing the Memory of the Pope
1 Questions
2 The Popes' Wishes
3 Respectfully Securing the Popes' Memory
4 Modesty Ignored
4.1 Pope Pius III
4.2 Pope Adrian VI
4.3 Pope Clement VII
4.4 Pope Pius V
5 Conclusions
4 Optima, prudentissima, infelicissima: Mothers and Monuments
1 Questions
2 Tomb Monuments Erected for Mothers
2.1 Husbands for Their Wives, as Mother of Their Children
2.2 Mothers for Themselves
2.3 Children for Their Mother
2.3.1 Children for Their Mother: Special Cases
2.3.2 Children for Their Mother: Conclusions
3 Tomb Monuments Erected by Mothers for Their Children
3.1 Mothers for Their Children: Special Cases
3.2 Mothers for Their Children: Conclusions
4 Conclusions
5 Concordes et amantissime: Tomb Monuments for Spouses
1 Questions
2 Coniuges viventes fecerunt: Erected by Both Spouses Still Alive
3 Coniugi et sibi: Erected by the Surviving Spouse
4 Suis dulcissimis parentibus: Erected by the Children under Will of Their Parents.
5 Conclusions
Conclusion
Abbreviations of Frequently Mentioned Publications
General Bibliography
Index of Persons
Index of Scriptural Passages
Index of Churches in Rome and other Places.