Bernini and the bell towers : architecture and politics at the Vatican /
In 1638, Gianlorenzo Bernini began the ambitious architectural project of designing and constructing massive twin bell towers atop St. Peter's basilica. But the project failed spectacularly. This volume tells the story of the bell towers, presenting both visual and documentary evidence.
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2002]
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