Saint Peter and the Vatican: The Legacy of the Popes

Alexandria, VA: Art Services International, 2003. 521 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), map; 30 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition organized by Arts Services International and held at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, Museum of Art (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Cincinnati Museum Center, and the San Diego Museum of Art. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: From visible to invisible beauty, by Piero Marini; Through stately gates and sacred portals: the Vatican collections, by Allen Duston; The Petrine office in the biblical texts and the ecclesiastical tradition, by Jorge Maria Meji a; From revolution to the Wailing Wall: the evolution of the modern papacy, by Eamon Duffy; From Saint Peter's tomb to Michelangelo's dome, by Francesco Marchisano; Death, burial, and election of the popes, by Charles Hilken; The likeness of Peter's successors: 2000 years of papal portraits, by Christiane Denker Nesselrath; The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and its historical archives, by Crescenzio Sepe; The pontifical sacristy, by Bernard Berthod; Seasons of pardon and grace: the popes and the holy years, by Joan Lewis; Saint Peter and his successors; Catalogue.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.