renovatio urbis Architecture, Urbanism and Ceremony in the Rome of Julius II

Examining the urban and architectural developments in Rome during the Pontificate of Julius II (1503–13) this bookfocuses on the political, religious and artistic motives behind the changes. Each chapter focuses on a particular project, from the Palazzo dei Tribunali to the Stanza della Segnatura, and examines their topographical and symbolic contexts in relationship to the broader vision of Julian Rome. This original work explores not just historical sources relating to buildings but also humanist/antiquarian texts, papal sermons/eulogies, inscriptions, frescoes and contemporary maps. An important contribution to current scholarship of earlysixteenth century Rome, its urban design and architecture.

Introduction: Julian Rome1. Sign-posting Peter & Paul2. Via Giulia and Papal Corporatism3.Palazzo dei Tribunali and the Meaning of Justice4. Cortile del Belvedere,Via della Lungaraand vita contemplativa5. St Peter’s Basilica6. The Stanza della Segnatura.Conclusion: Popes and Bridges

Nicholas Temple is Professor of Architecture at the University of Lincoln, having previously taught at the University of Liverpool, Nottingham University, the University of Pennsylvania and Leeds Metropolitan University. A Rome Scholar (1986-88), his previous publications include Disclosing Horizons: Architecture, Perspective and Redemptive Space and co-editor ofThe Humanities in Architectural Design (Routledge 2006 and 2010).