Project Gutenberg 2025-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 345 MacVeagh, Fanny Davenport Rogers 1859 1948 MacVeagh, Mrs. Charles MacVeagh, Charles, Mrs. Veagh, Mrs. Charles Mac Ruzicka, Rudolph 1883 1978 15025228 Fountains of Papal Rome $aNew York :$bCharles Scribner's Sons, $c1915. deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Fountains of Papal Rome" by Fanny Davenport Rogers MacVeagh is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work offers a detailed exploration of the fountains in Rome, especially those constructed under the influence of the papacy, weaving together art, architecture, and urban history. Its primary focus is on the significance of Rome's fountains, their historical evolution, artistic features, and the popes, architects, and artists who contributed to their creation. Readers interested in Roman history, architecture, and the intersection of art and civic life are likely to find this book deeply engaging. The opening of "Fountains of Papal Rome" sets the stage by praising the ubiquity and beauty of Rome’s fountains, drawing parallels between the city’s identity and its waterworks. The introduction underscores the enduring allure of Rome, both as a spiritual center and a cultural touchstone, and positions its fountains as essential to the city’s character and history. Subsequent chapters present in-depth narratives of notable fountains, beginning with St. Peter’s, and recount the construction, destruction, and artistic transformation of these monuments through various papal reigns. Early sections blend vivid artistic descriptions, historical anecdotes, and stories of the architects and popes who shaped the city’s fountains, introducing readers to both the grandeur of these works and the vibrant, sometimes tumultuous, history in which they were created. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/fountainsofpapal01macv 20240503040211macveagh 1915 US Reading ease score: 60.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fountains -- Italy -- Rome DG Text Category: History - European Category: Architecture Category: Art 449293 2025-09-30T04:43:34.688230 text/html 412476 2025-03-25T00:49:47 text/html 11004842 2025-09-30T04:43:47.892128 application/epub+zip 11002945 2025-09-30T04:43:38.706134 application/epub+zip 329386 2025-09-30T04:43:35.864173 application/epub+zip 11468308 2025-09-30T04:43:53.067068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 11414789 2025-09-30T04:43:45.157117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366570 2025-09-30T04:43:33.526187 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 346639 2025-03-25T00:49:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16917 2025-09-30T04:43:53.221088 application/rdf+xml 11326 2025-09-30T04:43:36.125148 image/jpeg 1788 2025-09-30T04:43:35.993140 image/jpeg 11648329 2025-09-30T04:43:34.889147 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia