{"product_id":"the-virtual-tourist-in-renaissance-rome-printing-and-collecting-the-speculum-romanae-magnificentiae-9780943056371","title":"The Virtual Tourist in Renaissance Rome: Printing and Collecting the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Rebecca Zorach\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Chicago Library\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Chicago Library\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1540 Antonio Lafreri, a native of Besançon transplanted to Rome, began publishing maps and other printed images that depicted major monuments and antiquities in Rome. These prints--of statues and ruined landscapes, inscriptions and ornaments, reconstructed monuments and urban denizens--evoked ancient Rome and appealed to the taste for classical antiquity that defined the Renaissance. Collections of these prints came to be known as the \u003ci\u003eSpeculum Romanae Magnificentiae\u003c\/i\u003e, the \"Mirror of Roman Magnificence.\" \u003cbr\u003ePublished in conjunction with an exhibition of the University of Chicago Library's \u003ci\u003eSpeculum Romanae Magnificentiae\u003c\/i\u003e, the largest collection of its kind in the world, \u003ci\u003eThe Virtual Tourist in Renaissance Rome\u003c\/i\u003e places these prints in their historical context and examines their publishing history. Editor Rebecca Zorach traces their journey from their creators and publishers to pilgrims, collectors, antiquarians, and dealers--\"virtual tourists\" who, over several centuries, revisited and reinvented the Renaissance image of Rome. A marvelous exploration of a rich collection of engravings and etchings, this illustrated volume will fascinate anyone interested in Renaissance Rome, the history of print collecting, the reception of antiquity, and tourism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47780962467991,"sku":"9780943056371","price":2385.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780943056371.webp?v=1778049524","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-virtual-tourist-in-renaissance-rome-printing-and-collecting-the-speculum-romanae-magnificentiae-9780943056371","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}