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This will make a very nice gift to your mother in law
This is the kind of book you can offer to any delicate person (such as your mother in law). Be sure she will say nice things about you after this. The book is the archetype for coffee table book. It will inspire you to goand visit Vatican palace and churches. You will appreciate so much to"read" (mainly pictures) it if you visited the place itself. Buythis book if you plan to visit Roma; don't bring the book with you (HEAVY).Read it in bed when you come back and try to recover from jet lag.

Absolutely Amazing!
The paintings in this book are incredible.The collection ranges fromthe years 1000 to the mid 1800s and includes words from Daddi to Michelangelo and Raphael to Crosato.Oils, Frescos and incredible color! I have enjoyed reading this as much as looking at the beautiful artwork. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Art museums    4. Catalogs    5. Christianity - Catholicism    6. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum    7. Painting    8. Painting, Italian    9. Permanent Collection Catalogs    10. Subjects & Themes - Religious    11. Techniques - Painting    12. Vatican City    13. Art / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions    14. Bibliographies, catalogues, discographies    15. History Of Art / Art & Design Styles    16. Painting & paintings    17. Vatican   

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    5. European    6. General    7. Exhibition catalogues and specific collections    8. Italy    9. Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides    10. Vatican   

Subjects:  1. History: World   

Subjects:  1. Christianity - Catholicism    2. Church Government Of Specific Denominations    3. History    4. Papacy    5. Religion - Classic Works    6. Religion - Roman Catholic    7. Religious    8. To 1309    9. Biography: historical    10. Early Church    11. European history: c 500 to c 1500    12. History of art: c 500 CE to c 1400    13. Italy    14. Other prose: classical, early & medieval    15. Religion / Church History    16. Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church    17. Vatican   

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beautiful book
It is a very useful guide to the vatican palace and to st peter.
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Subjects:  1. 1444?-1514    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Art patronage    5. Art, High Renaissance    6. Art, Italian    7. Bramante, Donato,    8. History - Renaissance    9. Subjects & Themes - Religious    10. Vatican City    11. History / Europe / General    12. History of art: c 500 CE to c 1400    13. Renaissance art    14. Vatican   

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The man behind the liturgical reform
Controversy swirled around the late Annibale Bugnini.As Secretary of the Consilium, the group charged with carrying out the reforms mandated by Vatican II, he was in a position to influence exactly how the reform was carried out.He was rewarded with an archbishop's mitre and made first secretary to the Congregation of Divine Worship.This congregation was later suppressed by Paul VI, and Archbishop Bugnini was exiled and made papal nuncio to Iran. Never answers the question of "why" of the liturgical reform
This book tells plenty about the who, how, when and where of the liturgical reform.The all important question of "why" is never answered and that is the great mystery of Vatican II and the succession of popes who feel they must uphold the distorted vision of Bugnini rathering than the decrees of the Council itself. Annibale Bugnini: The unfavored Son
More is to be had in this book's footnotes than in the text itself. There Bugnini is most forthright, apparently without ever being able to come to truthful conclusions, about his prideful, scheming plans to detach the liturgy renewal from the natural,historic liturgical progression that has always be in motion.Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Bugnini, Annibale    3. Catholic Church    4. Education    5. History    6. Liturgy    7. Roman Catholic Church    8. Christian doctrinal theology    9. Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals    10. European history: postwar, from c 1945 -    11. Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church    12. Vatican    13. c 1945 to c 1960    14. c 1960 to c 1970    15. c 1970 to c 1980   

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Many photos of the restored frescoes in great detail with fine articles
The huge project of the cleaning and restoration of the Sistine chapel has been completed for more than decade (of course it is continuous and ongoing).It was a huge project that aroused fiery controversy.Even though the ceiling had become almost completely obscured by centuries of smoke and repeated applications of varnish (early attempts to protect the treasured frescoes), some felt strongly that the restoration proposed would ruin the ceiling.In one way, it does make sense that the ceiling that generations had known was the work then on display.The yellowed color scheme and dark views were all that anyone living and the generations previous had known.
A Wonderful Book
As a student with two jobs I do not have much time for art.Recently I have taken an interest in the classics.I was at a bookstore one day and this book caught my eye:Read more

Subjects:  1. 1475-1564    2. Art    3. Conservation and restoration    4. Criticism and interpretation    5. European    6. History - General    7. Michelangelo Buonarroti,    8. Mural painting and decoration, Italian    9. Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance    10. Sale Adult - Art & Art Instruction    11. Subjects & Themes - Religious    12. Vatican City    13. Animals depicted in art    14. Art / General    15. Conservation, restoration & care of artworks    16. Fresco    17. Italy    18. Religious buildings    19. Renaissance art    20. c 1000 CE to c 1500    21. Sale Books   

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michelangelo unbound
This book is the unveiling of Michelangelo's unappreciated genius.The glory of the cleaned and restored Sisten Chapel bursts forth in the high quality pictures throughout the book.Because it was written by an artist, there are lovely little bits and pieces one does not normally find (such as a page of faces . . .).I was so smitten with this book that I read it cover to cover in one evening.It is well written, clear, concise, and understandable without being condescending.This collection of picutres of the restored Sistine Chapel is wonderful.It surpassed all my expectations.

michelangelo unbound
This book is the unveiling of Michelangelo's unappreciated genius.The glory of the cleaned and restored Sisten Chapel bursts forth in the high quality pictures throughout the book.Because it was written by an artist, there are lovely little bits and pieces one does not normally find (such as a page of faces . . .).I was so smitten with this book that I read it cover to cover in one evening.It is well written, clear, concise, and understandable without being condescending.This collection of picutres of the restored Sistine Chapel is wonderful.It surpassed all my expectations.

STUNNING
This book was illustrated after the Sistine Chapel was cleaned andMichelangelo's vibrant colors were brought back for us to enjoy.Theauthor gives a short history of Michelangelo's life, places him in thecontext of the rennaisance that he was such a major part of.She showssome of his other works, but this is all unimportant.What is the grabbingpoint of this book are the photographs of the Sistine Chapel after thecleanning.The colors that glow from the paintings Michelangelo did are sobeautiful and unexpected from what we have seen of the Chapel before thecleaning.Michelangelo's genuis shows through at last and this book givesyou the chance to enjoy every bit of it.The photography is excellent andfor such a small price the whole beauty of the ceiling is yours to enjoyover and over.I highly recommend this jewel of a book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1475-1564    2. Art    3. Criticism and interpretation    4. History - General    5. Individual Artist    6. Individual Painters - Renaissance    7. Michelangelo Buonarroti,    8. Mural painting and decoration,    9. Mural painting and decoration, Italian    10. Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance    11. Sale Adult - Architecture    12. Subjects & Themes - Religious    13. Vatican City    14. Art / Individual Artist    15. Individual artists    16. Michelangelo Buonarroti    17. Renaissance art    18. Sale Books   

Subjects:  1. (2nd :    2. 20th century    3. Church    4. Ecclesiastical Theology    5. History of doctrines    6. Vatican Council   

Subjects:  1. (1545-1563)    2. (2nd :    3. 1962-1965)    4. Catholic Church    5. Christianity - History - Catholic    6. Christianity - History - General    7. Christianity - Theology - Catholic    8. Christianity - Theology - Ecclesiology    9. Council of Trent    10. Doctrines    11. History    12. Modern period, 1500-    13. Religion    14. Religion - Classic Works    15. Religion - Theology    16. Vatican Council    17. History of religion    18. Religion & Theology | History of Christianity | Modern    19. Religion / Church History    20. Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church   

Subjects:  1. 1927-    2. Benedict    3. Boff, Leonardo    4. Catholic Church    5. Christianity - Theology - Ecclesiology    6. Doctrines    7. Freedom of speech in the church    8. History    9. Pope,    10. Ratzinger, Joseph    11. Religion    12. Roman Catholic Doctrinal Theology (General)    13. Unassigned Title    14. XVI,   

Subjects:  1. Bible    2. Bible - Study - Old Testament    3. Bible.    4. Bibles - Hebrew    5. Biblioteca apostolica vaticana    6. Biblioteca apostolica vaticana.    7. Commentaries    8. Interior Design - General    9. Joshua    10. Judaism - History    11. Manuscript.    12. O.T    13. O.T.    14. Religion    15. Religion - Biblical Studies    16. Vat. gr. 1209    17. Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis    18. Books of the Old Testament    19. Hebrew   

Subjects:  1. 1885-1968    2. 20th century    3. Bible - Study - General    4. Catholic Church    5. Christianity - Catholicism    6. Christianity - Theology - Catholic    7. Doctrines    8. Guardini, Romano,    9. History    10. Individual Theologians And Their Works (General)    11. Religion    12. Religion - Biblical Studies    13. Biography: general    14. Christian theology    15. Guardini, Romano    16. Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church   

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For the true info-junkie...
I read this book cover-to-cover as soon as I bought it. I love things that are organized and encyclopedic, and though I'm not Catholic, I love this book. I frequently look up information in it, it contains not just information on Popes, but many Vatican buldings, departments, and artwork. This would be invaluable to anyone taking a trip to the Vatican. I have also read Bunson's Encyclopedia Sherlockiana and found it to be equally detailed and informative. I heartily recommend these two books to anyone who is even remotely interested in either subject. After you're through, you'll be more than remotely interested, you'll be hooked. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography/Autobiography    3. Dictionaries    4. Papacy    5. Popes    6. Roman Catholic Church    7. Christian spiritual & Church leaders    8. History of religion    9. Humour    10. Religion / Reference    11. Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church    12. Vatican   

Subjects:  1. Attitudes    2. Catholic Church    3. Catholics    4. Christianity - Catholicism    5. Christianity - History - Catholic    6. Christianity - Theology - Catholic    7. Ex-church members    8. Membership    9. Religion    10. Religion - Classic Works    11. Research    12. United States   

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The Rebirth of modern scholarship in the Renaissance
Anthony Grafton's "Rome Reborn" is not just a simple and well done 'exhibition catalogue' intended to be a luxurious appendix to the famous exhibition of 1993 held in the Library of Congress.On the contrary, his 'magnum opus' not only exceeds by far the boundaries of this genre, but also laid the new foundations of modern scholarship in the field of Renaissance studies focusing on Rome and its cultural rebirth in the Renaissance. In combining several methodologies which have been used separately in various disciplines before, Grafton showed himself once more the absolute master of contemporary Renaissance Studies in its broadest sense.His "Rome Reborn" should therefore be on the desk of everyone occupied (professionaly or in another way) with the cultural history of the Renaissance.

Rome Reborn
This is an excellent book about the history of writing and books not just in the Vatican but in General. It has wonderful prints and photographs of ancient texts and very in depth histories. I was most pleased with itstreatment of classical mathematics and extant Greek writings. In generalthis book is an interesting read, though may be a bit academic for theaverage reader. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana    4. European    5. Exhibition Catalogs    6. Exhibitions    7. History - Renaissance    8. Italy    9. Renaissance    10. Rome    11. Art / General   

Subjects:  1. Catholic women    2. Christianity - Catholicism    3. Christianity - History - Catholic    4. Christianity - Theology - Ecclesiology    5. General    6. Religion    7. Religion - Roman Catholic    8. Religious life    9. Roman Catholic Church    10. Sexism in religion    11. Women And The Church    12. Women in the Catholic Church    13. Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis    14. Religion / General   

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"What the Vatican Archives Really Say About Pope Pius XII"
What the Vatican Archives Really Say About Pope Pius XII An exhaustive treatment of a controversial topic
This book presents the facts - and lots of them - straight from the Vatican Archives as it examines the role of Pius XII and the Vatican during World War II. What emerges is a picture that is wholly at odds with what the popular myths that have been foisted upon us by Catholic-bashers operating under a pretense of objectivity and phony moral outrage. Pius XII is shown to be the hero he truly was - a holy man of God, doing the best that could be expected incredibly difficult circumstances.

Heroic Charity
The book provides exhaustive documentation on the diplomatic work of PiusXII to save persecuted Jews and Christians during World War II.Itespecially shows how the nuncios in France, Hungary, and Turkey formeddiplomatic coalitions to rescue thousands of persecuted Jews.Pius'sdiplomatic caution will not suit everyone, but it is indisputable that hesaved thousands of Jewish lives by this means.This is a story of heroiccharity with a good bit of cloak-and-dagger thrown in. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1876-1958    2. Christianity - History - Catholic    3. Diplomatic history    4. History    5. Judaism - History    6. Military - World War II    7. Pius    8. Pope,    9. Religion    10. Religion - Classic Works    11. Vatican City    12. World War, 1939-1945    13. XII,    14. Biography: historical    15. Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church    16. Second World War, 1939-1945    17. World history: Second World War   

Subjects:  1. Christianity - History - Catholic    2. Christianity - Theology - Catholic    3. Christianity - Theology - General    4. Religion    5. Religion - Classic Works    6. Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church   

Subjects:  1. (1986 :    2. 1920-    3. 1920-2005    4. 20th century    5. Assisi, Italy)    6. Catholic Church    7. Doctrines    8. History    9. II,    10. John Paul    11. Pope,    12. Religion    13. Roman Catholic Doctrinal Theology (General)    14. âSwiatowy Dzieân Modlitwy o Pokâoj