renovatio urbis: Architecture, Urbanism and Ceremony in the Rome of Julius II [Hardcover]

Examining the urban and architectural developments in Rome during the Pontificate of Julius II (150313) this book focuses on the political, religious and artistic motives behind the changes. Each chapter focuses on a particular project, from the Palazzo dei Tribunali to the Stanza della Segnatura, and examines their topographical and symbolic contexts in relationship to the broader vision of Julian Rome.

This original work explores not just historical sources relating to buildings but also humanist/antiquarian texts, papal sermons/eulogies, inscriptions, frescoes and contemporary maps. An important contribution to current scholarship of early sixteenth century Rome, its urban design and architecture.

Introduction: Julian Rome  1. Sign-posting Peter & Paul  2. Via Giulia and Papal Corporatism  3. Palazzo dei Tribunali and the Meaning of Justice  4. Cortile del Belvedere, Via della Lungara and vita contemplativa  5. St Peters Basilica  6. The Stanza della Segnatura.  Conclusion: Popes and Bridges

Examining the urban and architectural developments in Rome during the Pontificate of Julius II (150313) this book focuses on the political, religious and artistic motives behind the principal architect, Donato Bramante, and his ambition to create a unified urban/architectural scheme.

Nicholas Temple is Professor of Architecture at the University of Lincoln, having previously taught at the University of Liverpool, Nottingham University, the University of Pennsylvania and Leeds Metropolitan University. A Rome Scholar (1986-88), his previous publications include Disclosing Horizons: Architecture, Perspective and Redemptive Space and co-editor of The HulS@