{"product_id":"the-virtual-tourist-in-renaissance-rebecca-zorach-9780943056371","title":"The Virtual Tourist in Renaissance Rome: Printing and Collecting the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae","description":"In 1540 Antonio Lafreri, a native of Besan on 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Zorach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0943056373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780943056371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.89h x 8.13w x 0.64d","brand":"Rebecca Zorach","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46738991055103,"sku":"9780943056371","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e91dd187-1a6e-48a8-8304-4f9dc1941c80.jpg?v=1743276881","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-virtual-tourist-in-renaissance-rebecca-zorach-9780943056371","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}