‎John Capgrave, Peter Lucas (ed)‎
‎Rome 1450. Capgrave's Jubilee Guide. The Solace of Pilgrimes‎

‎, Brepols, 2022 Paperback, xcv + 442 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:63 b/w, 1 col., Language(s):English, Middle English. ISBN 9782503594675.‎

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‎Summary The scene is Rome in the fifteenth century, Golden Rome, a magnet drawing pilgrims by its architectural attractions and the magnitude of its religious importance as the mother of faith. The Austin friar John Capgrave attended Rome for the Jubilee in 1450, including the Lenten stations, and his Solace of Pilgrimes, intended as a guide for subsequent pilgrims, was written up following the author's own pilgrimage. In three parts it covers the ancient monuments, the seven principal churches and the Lenten stations, and other churches of note, especially those dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The work has been described as the most ambitious description of Rome in Middle English. The present edition offers a new Text based on a transcription of the author's holograph manuscript. Parallel with the Text there is a modern English Translation. The illustrations, mostly from a period slightly later than the 1450 Jubilee, aim to give some visual clue as to what Capgrave saw. There is a full account of the multiple sources that he used, most of which is the product of new research. Following the Text there is a Commentary that aims to provide some background information about the buildings and monuments that Capgrave focuses on, and to explain and illuminate any difficulties or points of interest in the Text. Capgrave is an omni-present guide leading us towards what he considered an appropriate interpretation of the classical past as a foundation for the Christian present, which built on it and surpassed it. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Abbreviations Introduction Select Bibliography Editorial Procedure The Solace of Pilgrimes by John Capgrave OSA Part I Ancient Rome Introduction and list of chapters in Part I ch 1 The original founders of Rome ch 2 The gates, walls and towers of Rome ch 3 The bridges of Rome ch 4 The hills of Rome ch 5 The 'palaces' in Rome ch 6 The triumphal arches in Rome ch 7 The cymyteries 'catacombs' in Rome ch 8 Holy places and their pre-Christian names ch 9 The Angulla Sancti Petri 'St Peter's Obelisk' ch 10 Pagan temples turned to Christian use ch 11 The Capitol ch 12 The statue of the Dioscuri ch 13 The statue of Marcus Aurelius at the Lateran ch 14 The Coliseum ch 15 The Pantheon ch 16 Ara Celi ch 17 The Mausoleum of Augustus ch 18 The Septizodium ch 19 The Circus of Tarquinius Priscus ch 20 The Cantharus in the atrium in front of old San Pietro ch 21 The 'pyramid' or tomb of Romulus ch 22 The paleys 'temple' of Trajan ch 23 The conch-shaped font where Constantine was allegedly baptized ch 24 The place called Omnis Terra (= Monte Testaccio) ch 25 The rulers of Rome from the time of Romulus to the last king Tarquinius ch 26 The rulers of Rome from Tarquinius to the first emperor ch 27 The emperors of Rome from Julius Caesar to Frederick II (d 1250) Part II The seven principal churches and the stations for Lent Prologus ch 1 San Pietro ch 2 San Paolo fuori le Mura ch 3 San Sebastiano ch 4 San Giovanni in Laterano ch 5 Santa Croce in Gerusalemme ch 6 San Lorenzo fuori le Mura ch 7 Santa Maria Maggiore ch 8 The station at Santa Sabina ch 9 The station at San Giorgio in Velabro ch 10 The station at Santi Giovanni e Paolo ch 11 The station at San Trifone ch 12 The station at San Giovanni in Laterano ch 13 The station at San Pietro in Vincoli ch 14 The station at Santa Anastasia ch 15 The station at Santa Maria Maggiore ch 16 The station at San Lorenzo in Panisperna ch 17 The station at Santi Apostoli ch 18 The station at San Pietro ch 19 The station at Santa Maria in Domnica ch 20 The station at San Clemente ch 21 The station at Santa Balbina ch 22 The station at Santa Cecilia in Trast vere ch 23 The station at Santa Maria in Trast vere ch 24 The station at San Vitale ch 25 The station at Santi Marcellino e Pietro ch 26 The station at San Lorenzo fuori le Mura ch 27 The station at San Marco ch 28 The station at Santa Pudenziana ch 29 The station at San Sisto Vecchio ch 30 The station at Santi Cosma e Damiano ch 31 The station at San Lorenzo in Lucina ch 32 The station at Santa Susanna ch 33 The station at Santa Croce in Gerusalemme ch 34 The station at Santi Quattro Coronati ch 35 The station at San Lorenzo in Damaso ch 36 The station at San Paolo fuori le Mura ch 37 The station at San Martino ai Monti and the station at San Silvestro in Capite ch 38 The station at Sant'Eusebio ch 39 The station at San Nicola in Carcere ch 40 The station at San Pietro ch 41 The station at San Crisogono ch 42 The station at San Ciriaco in Thermis ch 43 The station at San Marcello al Corso ch 44 The station at Sant'Apollinare ch 45 The station at San Stefano Rotunda ch 46 The station at San Giovanni alla Porta Latina ch 47 The station at San Giovanni in Laterano ch 48 The station at Santa Prassede and the station at Santi Nereo e Achilleo ch 49 The station at Santa Prisca ch 50 The station at Santa Maria Maggiore ch 51 The station at San Giovanni in Laterano ch 52 The station at Santa Croce in Gerusalemme ch 53 The station at San Giovanni in Laterano ch 54 The station at Santa Maria Maggiore Part III Other churches of note, especially those dedicated to our Lady Prologus ch 1 Santa Maria Rotunda (= Pantheon) ch 2 Santa Maria in Aracoeli ch 3 Lacking ch 4 Santa Maria sopra Minerva ch 5 Santa Maria Annunziata ch 6 Santa Maria in Transpontina ch 7 Santa Maria in Palmis ch 8 Santa Maria del Populo ch 9 Santa Maria Antiqua ch 10 Santa Maria in Cosmedin ch 11 Santa Maria Imperatrice ch 12 Santa Maria della Consolazione ch 13 Santa Maria in Portico Further chapters lacking Commentary Appendix Index of Names and Places‎