xxii, 293 pages, 32 pages of plates : illustrations, plans ; 26 cm
Contents
Part One : The Vatican cemetery -- The Vatican area in classical times -- The Vatican cemetery-I : lay-out and chronology ; three representative tombs -- The Vatican cemetery-II : architecture and art -- The Vatican cemetery-III : the owners and occupants -- their social position and beliefs -- Part Two : The shrine of St. Peter -- The Petrine tradition -- The Pre-Constantinian shrine -- Constantine's church -- Epilogue : St. Peter's and the art and architecture of Western Europe