Book contents
- Rebuilding St. Paul’s Outside the Walls
- Rebuilding St. Paul’s Outside the Walls
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Fire in the Temple
- Part II Resurrecting San Paolo
- Part III Reimagined Sacred Histories
- Ten Luigi Poletti and the Challenge of Rebuilding San Paolo
- Eleven Paul and Peter
- Twelve Material Histories
- Thirteen Prelude to a Revolution
- Fourteen Eighteen Forty-Eight
- Part IV From Paul to Mary
- Bibliography
- Index
Thirteen - Prelude to a Revolution
from Part III - Reimagined Sacred Histories
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 January 2024
Book contents
- Rebuilding St. Paul’s Outside the Walls
- Rebuilding St. Paul’s Outside the Walls
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Fire in the Temple
- Part II Resurrecting San Paolo
- Part III Reimagined Sacred Histories
- Ten Luigi Poletti and the Challenge of Rebuilding San Paolo
- Eleven Paul and Peter
- Twelve Material Histories
- Thirteen Prelude to a Revolution
- Fourteen Eighteen Forty-Eight
- Part IV From Paul to Mary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
“Prelude to a Revolution” explores the consequences of Gregory XVI’s change of heart following the 1840 consecration of San Paolo, when he abruptly revoked permission for several key features and commanded his architect instead to rebuild the remainder of the church as inexpensively as possible.
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- Rebuilding St. Paul's Outside the WallsArchitecture and the Catholic Revival in the 19th Century, pp. 295 - 320Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024