Suecoromana 07: The urban transformation of medieval Rome (2004)
Suecoromana / 2004-01-01

Published by the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome. Distributed by Astrom Editions. The urban transformation of medieval Rome, 312–1420 By Torgil Magnusson Contents Acknowledgements List of illustrations Abbreviations Bibliographical notes Bibliography Introduction, pp. 21–24 Chapter I – From Constantine the Great to the Gothic Wars, pp. 25–50 1. General outline of the topography of Rome in the fourth century AD 2. The administrative centre of ancient Rome 3. Bridges, streets and aqueducts in Late Antiquity 4. Housing facilities and inhabitants in Late Antiquity 5. Maintenance in Late Antiquity Chapter II – Early Christian Rome, pp. 51–67 1. The first Christian churches 2. The sanctuaries outside the walls 3. Constantine’s Christian basilicas 4. Churches after Constantine 5. The destruction of ancient Rome Chapter III – From the Lombard Invasion to the Sack of Rome in 1084, pp. 69–98 1. The creation of the Papal States 2. The church and social welfare in Rome 3. The Roman Diaconiae 4. The station churches 5. Pilgrimage and its effects on Rome 6. Maintenance in the Early Middle Ages 7. The Borgo Leonino and the Leonine Wall 8. The Lateran Patriarchium 9. Population prior to 1100 10. Houses in the Early Middle Ages…

Suecoromana 01: Docto Peregrino (1992)
Suecoromana / 1992-01-01

Published by the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Docto peregrino. Roman studies in honour of Torgil Magnusson Edited by Thomas Hall, Börje Magnusson & Carl Nylander Preface As Torgil Magnusson retires after more than thirty years as teacher and professor of Art History at the Swedish Institute in Rome, the Board of the Institute and his colleagues, students and friends—many of whom acquired their love of Renaissance and Baroque architecture and art from him—are happy to present him with this volume of Roman Studies. It is no small token of Torgil Magnusson’s contribution to Swedish art historical studies that his Festschrift introduces a new series of Art History publications from the Institute—a series which his scholarship and creative teaching have done so much to make possible. Roland Pålsson, Chairman of the Board of the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome Contents ‘Tabula gratulatoria’, pp. 6–11. Thomas Hall, ‘Torgil Magnusson—Doctus peregrinus’, pp. 12–19. Per Bjurström, ‘Queen Christina and contemporary art’, pp. 20–29. Börje Blomé, ‘Town planning—The debate in post-war Italy’, pp. 30–50. Hans Henrik Brummer, ‘”Among the shining antique marbles”. Victor Rydberg’s essays on Antinous’, pp. 51–77. Gerhard Eimer, ‘Simon Felice Delinos Macchina funerale…