The Temple of Peace in Rome 2 Volume Hardback Set

Pier Luigi Tucci is Assistant Professor in the History of Art Department at The John Hopkins University. He has previously taught at the Università di Pisa, Italy as well as in Exeter and London. He is also a registered architect and a corresponding member of the Pontificia Accademia Romana di Archeologia. His research interests cross the boundaries between classics, archaeology, history of architecture, and art history. He is the author of Laurentius Manlius. La riscoperta dell'antica Roma, la nuova Roma di Sisto IV (2001).

• Volume 1: Part I. The Templum Pacis in Context: 1. Vespasian's project; 2. Augustan influences; 3. The surviving halls; 4. Grammarians, philosophers, and doctors in the Templum Pacis; 5. The art collection and its destruction; Part II. Technical Analysis: 6. Building materials and construction techniques; 7. The original structures; 8. The remodeling of the original corner hall. Volume 2: Part III. The Great Hall in the 4th-Century: 9. The Via Sacra rotunda; 10. The Late Antique remodeling; Part IV. Avla Dei. The Basilica of Pope Felix IV (AD 526–530): 11. The Christian basilica; 12. The mosaics; Part V. The Templum Pacis in the Middle Ages: 13. Until the 9th century; 14. The basilica during the second rebirth of Rome: the 12th century; 15. Funerary monuments; Part VI. Between Renaissance and Baroque: 16. The basilica and the monastery in the 15th and 16th centuries; 17. The Contea and the construction of the monastery in the early 17th century; 18. The remodelings of the Basilica of SS. Cosma e Damiano under Clement VIII and Urban VIII; Part VII. Modern Excavations and Restorations: 19. Excavating the Templum Pacis in the second half of the 19th century; 20. The monastery and the basilica in the 20th century.