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Visit Rome following 8 XVIIIth century itineraries XVIIIth century Rome in the 10 Books of Giuseppe Vasi - Le Magnificenze di Roma Antica e Moderna The Grand View of Rome by G. Vasi The Environs of Rome: Frascati, Tivoli, Albano and other small towns near Rome A 1781 map of Rome by G. Vasi An 1852 map of Rome by P. Letarouilly Rome seen by a 1905 armchair traveller in the paintings by Alberto Pisa The 14 historical districts of Rome An abridged history of Rome How to spend a peaceful day in Rome Baroque sculptors and their works The coats of arms of the popes in the monuments of Rome Pages on a specific pope Pages complementing the itineraries and the views by Giuseppe Vasi Walks in the Roman countryside and in other towns of Latium following Ferdinand Gregorovius A Directory of links to the Churches of Rome A Directory of links to the Palaces and Villas of Rome A Directory of links to the Other Monuments of Rome A Directory of Baroque Architects with links to their works A Directory of links to Monuments of Ancient Rome A Directory of links to Monuments of Medieval Rome A Directory of links to Monuments of Renaissance A Directory of links to Monuments of the Late Renaissance A list of the most noteworthy Roman Families Directories of fountains, obelisks, museums, etc. Books and guides used for developing this web site An illustrated Glossary of Art Terms Venice and the Levant Roman recollections in Florence A list of Italian towns shown in this web site Venetian Fortresses in Greece Vienna seen by an Italian XVIIIth century traveller A list of foreign towns shown in this web site
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History and Art in the coats of arms of the Popes

An unusual journey to discover the signs of the past in the streets of Rome. The mute stones speak of Bernini and Michelangelo, Renaissance and Baroque, Garibaldi and Napoleon.


Introduction to the historical section of this site

Come and see the Exhibition Hall

1852 Map of Rome

The masterpieces

The Plan of this site

Marginalia


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Directories on Ancient Rome, Medieval Rome, Renaissance Rome, Mannerist Rome and Baroque Rome.
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Chris Witcombe Directory on Art History Resources
F. Velde Heraldry site
Heraldry on the Internet
Bill Thayer's Roman Links and Encyclopaedia
The Official Vatican Site
Italy On Line
State of the art Web Design

Virtual Rome - a very interesting guide on some less known aspects of Rome.
H. Schumann's World of Rare Books
Great Information for Tourism and Travel in Italy
Casali - Old Prints
Catholic Families Network
Roman Fountains
Photos of Rome by Wim de Koning Gans

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What you see in my background is S. Ivo alla Sapienza. Click here for a list of my pages covering works by Francesco Borromini.

© 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. This website is maintained by Roberto Piperno. Write to romapip@quipo.it. This part of the website (coats of arms of the Popes) was hosted by Yahoo geocities for the period June 1997 - February 2002. On March 3, 2002 the website was deleted by Yahoo geocities without notice on alleged violation of the Terms of Service. Yahoo geocities refused to specify the nature of the violation. I was soon to understand that there are.....