Roma Ignaziana: The Jesuits’ Strategic Adaptation of Christian Rome in Cartographic Form
The 1609 beatification of Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, prompted the publication of the Vita Beati Patris Ignatii Loyolae, printed by the Galle workshop in Antwerp (1610), which uniquely incorporates a birds-eye view of Rome. Titled Roma Ignaziana, the map features the facades...
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University of Bologna
2021-12-01
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| Online Access: | https://in-bo.unibo.it/article/view/12836 |