{"product_id":"basilica-the-splendor-and-the-scandal-building-st-peters-9780452288607","title":"Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's","description":"In this dramatic journey through religious and artistic history, R. A. Scotti traces the defining event of a glorious epoch: the building of St. Peter's Basilica. Begun by the ferociously ambitious Pope Julius II in 1506, the endeavor would span two tumultuous centuries, challenge the greatest Renaissance masters--Michelangelo, Raphael, and Bramante--and enrage Martin Luther. By the time it was completed, Shakespeare had written all of his plays, the \u003ci\u003eMayflower\u003c\/i\u003e had reached Plymouth--and Rome had risen with its astounding basilica to become Europe's holy metropolis. A dazzling portrait of human achievement and excess, \u003ci\u003eBasilica\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumph of historical writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. a. Scotti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.36w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452288607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eR. A. Scotti is the author of two previous works of nonfiction, including \u003cb\u003eSudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938\u003c\/b\u003e, and four novels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45069868466291,"sku":"9780452288607","price":32.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_acdd0b14-c3f7-48d2-ae5b-1b8f4f5c1c56.jpg?v=1780605503","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/basilica-the-splendor-and-the-scandal-building-st-peters-9780452288607","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}