Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Acknowledgements 1
4. Abbreviations 3
5. Introduction 5
6. 1 The Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano: Architectural Icon of a New Church Historiography 25
7. 2 Creating a Ceremonial Sanctuary in Gregory XIII’s Roma Sancta 65
8. 3 The Theater of Marvels: Reorganizing the Campus Lateranensis through Sistine Curial Ceremony 135
9. 4 Magne parens, pastorque patrum, cui pascere greges: The Basilica of the “Good Shepherd” 261
10. 5 Crafting a Curial Ceremony for the Sacred College 361
11. 6 Conclusion: Reimagining San Giovanni in Laterano 425
12. Bibliography 433
13. Index of Names 473
14. Image Credits 477