BENEDICT - The Marvels of Rome/Mirabilia Urbis RomaeNew York, Italica Press. 1986, 2nd Ed. (ISBN: 093497702X) Soft cover. Book, Edited and translated by Francis Morgan Nichols, with a new Introduction, Gazetteer and Bibliography by Eileen Gardiner. " Written for the pilgrim and sightseer c.1143 by Benedict, a canon of St. Peter's, this is the best medieval guide to the city and an important source for the location of its medieval churches and ancient monuments. It narrates the early Christian legends that are connected with many of these sites; and documents the medieval sense of Rome's ancient grandeur. This edition contains the full text of the Marvels, a detailed Gazetteer identifying all the sites mentioned and providing full bibliographical and topographical references. 132p. 5 maps, bibliography, index. As New. USD 21.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.25 | £UK 15.75 | JP¥ 3067] Book number 039473is offered by:
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