The Marvels of Rome / Mirabilia Urbis Romae

ISBN: 0-934977-02-X

Italica Press - Paperback 163pp $8.95

Written for the pilgrim and sightseer, this is the best medieval guide to the city and an important source for the location of its medieval churches and ancient monuments. Narrates the early Christian legends that are connected with many of these sites and documents the medieval sense of Rome's imperial grandeur. Written c. 1143 by Benedict, a canon of St. Peter's.

2nd ed., illustrated. New introduction, gazetteer, maps, bibliography, index. Third printing

Third printing