Review
"'This scholarly and fascinating book unravels the complex story of the most famous church in the world.' Sunday Telegraph 'A finely produced and stylishly written study.' Sunday Times 'St Peter's joins other outstanding titles in Profile's Wonders of the World series...Like the best guides, it makes one long to visit the place in question, armed with the book in hand.' Independent on Sunday '...a full blooded drama lasting 500 years...a lively, well-written book.' The Tablet"
Book Description
A huge baroque basilica with a dome by Michelangelo, crammed with works of art, standing in a Ruritanian statelet called the Vatican, home of Roman Catholicism, St Peter's is quite simply the most famous church in the world.