THE FAMILIES WHO MADE ROME: A HISTORY AND A GUIDE

Book ID/图书代码： 11320004B07705

English Summary/英文概要： How often does a visitor to Rome drift towards some landmark - the palazzo Barberini, say, or piazza Colonna - and wonder who created it? Why? What was their story? This fascinating book provides the answer. At once a history and a guide, sumptuous and authoritative, it divides Rome into the districts dominated by the noble clans who in turn became fabulously rich when one of their members was made Pope: the Cenci, Colonna, della Rovere, Farnese, Borghese, Barberini and others. In each case Anthony Majanlahti tells the family story - powerful, bloody and vivid - with all the scandals and intrigues and scrabbling for power, the building of palazzi and piazza and churches, as well as relationships with artists like Bernini and Michelangelo. An itinerary with maps and engravings then allows readers to walk round the area, with a detailed guide to buildings, streets, gardens and special features. The Roman aristocracy, turbulent and ambitious, placed their stamp on the city. Nobles, whether blowing up buildings with fireworks to make piazzas, or designing fountains to denote their bountiful wealth, created the dazzling splendour we see today. No other guide describes the development of Rome in this way: this book is completely new, including colourful material from old diaries and journals. As we stroll through Rome’s history - either literally or in the imagination - we discover it afresh. Famous sites like the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps and even St Peter’s itself take on new significance as we watch the city rise from cramped medieval streets to become a glorious Renaissance and baroque panorama of piazzas and palaces, fountains and towers and domes. And always, in the background stand the ruins of the classical Imperial city, at once a model and a warning. Little ‘intermezzi’ fill in the background to each period, and the whole story runs on into the Rome of today, where remnants of these families still live -in gilded splendour, or squalour.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 造访罗马的游客有多少次会对某个地标建筑——比如巴贝里尼宫或科隆纳广场——产生好奇，想知道是谁创造了这些著名建筑?为何?他们都有些什么故事?这部迷人的故事提供了答案。这既是一本历史又是一本指南手册，既奢华又具权威性，将罗马城划分为由士族门阀们统治的地区，当贵族家族在其中一名成员成为教皇后变得异常富有: 倩契家族、科隆纳家族、德拉罗维尔家族、法尔内塞家族、鲍格才家族、巴尔贝里尼家族、等等。在每一个案例中，作者安东尼玛詹拉蒂都讲述了一个强大、血腥、生动的家族故事，丑闻、阴谋、权力争夺，宫殿、广场和教堂的建造，以及与贝尔尼尼和米开朗基罗等艺术家的关系。一个带有地图和印象深刻的行程可以让读者在该地区漫步，并附有建筑，街道，花园和这些景点很多特别之处的详细介绍。混乱而野心勃勃的罗马的贵族阶级给这座城市打上了他们自己的烙印。这些贵族们，无论是用烟花炸毁建筑来建造广场，还是设计喷泉来彰显他们的丰厚财力，都亲手缔造了今日繁花似锦的罗马城。没有任何一本指南手册能这样详尽地描述罗马城的发展：本书是全新的，包括来自尘封的日记和期刊的生动有趣的资料。当我们徜徉在罗马的历史长河中，无论是真实存在的还是想象中，我们重新发现了这座城市的印记。当我们看到这座城市从拥挤的中世纪街道崛起为辉煌的文艺复兴和巴洛克风格的全景广场、宫殿、喷泉、塔楼和圆顶时，如特莱维喷泉、甚至圣彼得教堂这些名胜景点本身都有了全新的意义。背景中总是矗立着古皇城的废墟，既是(著名设计师的)款式，又是一种警示。每一个时期的背景中都有一个小小的“幕间剧”(intermezzi)，整个故事一直延伸到今天的罗马，在那里，残存的这些家族的印记，仍然生活在镀金或肮脏的辉煌中。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况："[An] intriguing and original book...even the armchair tourist can benefit" (Tim Blanning Sunday Telegraph)

"Elegant and informative...an entertaining mix of travelogue and history...we flit agreeably through the chequered history of the papacy" (Charles Nicholl Sunday Times)

"Anthony Majanlahti wears his scholarship lightly and tempers his enthusiasm with humour; he has a thousand tales to tell... Enormously entertaining" (Times Literary Supplement)

"Marvellous... For anyone interested in delving further into one of the world’s most beautiful and extraordinary cities, this is essential reading" (Tablet)

"Fascinating... A fine account of a decadent age and place" (RA Magazine)

About the Author/作者介绍： Anthony Majanlahti 现在35岁，是一位从Toronto大学毕业的城市历史学家，而且在罗马的大学从事了多年的研究工作，这是他的第一本小说。

Anthony Majanlahti is 35, an urban historian who graduated from the University of Toronto, and was for several years a researcher at the British School at Rome. This is his first book.

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