Rome

Renaissance Rome: General Sources

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Ancient Rome as Foundation for Renaissance Rome

• Ancient Art and Architecture in Rome From Chris Witcombe.
• The Interactive Nolli Map Website. "The 1748 Map of Rome, by Giambattista Nolli is widely regarded by scholars as one of the most important historical documents of the city ever created."
• Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. A digital version of "a collection of engravings of Rome and Roman antiquities, the core of which consists of prints published by Antonio Lafreri and gathered under a title page he printed in the mid-1570's."
• Obelisks in Rome.
• Sites of Art: Rome A collection of links to sites on Roman art and architecture from antiquity to the 20th century.
• "Rome Reborn: the Vatican Library and Renaissance Culture"An online exhibit from the Library of Congress in Washington.
• Roma Virtual reality quicktime movies of some of Rome's most famous sites.
• Aquae Urbis Romae: the Waters of the City of Rome Katherine Wentworth Rinne, project direction at the University of Virginia. A collection of papers comprising a "cartographic history of 2800 years of water infrastructure and urban development in Rome."
• The Roman Empire Webcasts of course History 106B from UC Berkeley.

Museusm, Galleries, and Exhibitions in and about Rome--Real and Virtual

• From Raphael to Carracci: The Art of Papal Rome Ottawa, 29 May - 7 September 2009.
• St. Peter's Basilica and Square in Vatican City. The official site!
• Picture Galleries in Rome Excellent site with information and some reproductions from the Palazzo Barberini, Galleria Borghese, the Galleria Corsini, and the Galleria Spada.
• A New Caravaggio Attribution "The exhibition, which was held January 31st 2007 at the Gate - Ala Mazzoniana della Stazione Termini of Rome, is centred on "The Calling of St Peter and St Anrew" attributed to Michelangelo Merisi, called Caravaggio."

Programs and Courses about Renaissance Rome

The courses listed below are the results of an online search conducted Winter, 2006. Note that these Web sites frequently vanish after the course has been taught. Eventually I will do another search and find replacements.

• The High Renaissance in Rome and Florence An outline of a course taught at the University of Edinburgh by Dr. Jill Burke.
• The Myth of Rome from Augustus to Fellini Taught by S. Kelly at Rutgers University.
• Ideal vs. Real: Medieval and Renaissance Rome Taught by Carrie Benes at the New College of Florida. Extensive course description.
• Rome: Urbs et Orbis Taught by Prof. Jack M. Greenstein at the University of Pennsylvania.
• Seminar on Rome and the Grand Tour. A video course from Birkbeck University of London. Watch out for mumblers...

Cultural Institutes in Rome

• The American Academy in Rome
• American University of Rome
• John Cabot University
• Temple University in Rome

Often Recommended Hotels in Rome, Especially for the Budget-Challenged

This is a modest list of accomodations that seem to show up on lists of relatively inexpensive choices in Rome. This is not an endorsement; caveat emptor tutti.

• Convents in Rome. Also links to lists of convents in Florence, Venice, Assisi, and other cities around Italy.
• Monastery Stays. A booking service "for lodging in authentic monasteries and convents in Italy."
• Casa Valdese. "run by the Waldensians and only 100m or so from the Lepanto subway stop. It is in the Horti section of Rome, about 1 or 2 km north of St. Peter's. If you are there during good weather, the roof top is a great place to enjoy the sight of church domes at sunset with a bottle of good wine and some cheese." From MEDTEXT list serv, 6 May 2010.
• Domus Carmelitana. Recommended on the MEDTEXT list serv, 6 May 2010.

• Hotel Albergo del Sole Via Del Biscione,76 00186 Roma, Phone: 0668806873, Fax: 066893787, E-mail: info@solealbiscione.it, Website: http://www.solealbiscione.it) (Watch out because there is another much more expensive hotel of the same name near the Pantheon) In the Campo de'Fiori. Also: has a parking garage if you are deluded enough to bring a car into Rome.
• Hotel Arenula. Via S. Maria dei Calderari, 47 - 00186 Roma - Tel. 06.6879454 - Fax 06.6896188. Web site is splashy but not very informative. In the past this has been popular with university groups.
• Hotel Pomezia Via dei Chiavari, 13 - 00186 Rome , Italy - tel. e fax. +39 06 68 61 371. Near the Campo de' Fiori.

• Sabbaticalhomes.com "is the leading worldwide internet-based directory for home exchange, temporary housing, furnished homes, home rentals and tenant listing opportunities devoted to serving the academic community." Never used by the editor, but seems to have a good reputation.
• RomeSweetRome. A booking service. Their places seem to be rather expensive, but they got an enthusiasic recommendation from a MEDTEXT subscriber: 11 May 2010. There are, however, many such services in Rome.

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