Brief discussion about Ptolemy's geography. Includes pictures of publications from ancient Greece based on Ptolemy's beliefs.

An account which describes the work of Renaissance scholars to "reconstruct," ancient Rome and its architecture. A number of Renaissance manuscripts are shown. Click on "From collection to Reconstruction" (bottom of page) to go to next...

This ibiblio.org site discusses the "Classical roots of the scientific revolution," with concentration on the Greek mathematicians from the 5th century BC to the 5th century AD who "Maintained a splendid tradition of work in the exact...

Ibiblio offers a short account on how Renaissance scholars began to explore the ancient Roman ruins and reconstruct the Roman architectural achievements.

Pope Francis I, Jorge Mario Bergoglio.

An image of "Ceiling decoration", created by Pinturicchio from 1492-94 (Fresco).

An image of "The Arithmetic", created by Pinturicchio from 1492-94 (Fresco).

An image of "Music", created by Pinturicchio from 1492-94 (Fresco).

An image of "St Catherine's Disputation", created by Pinturicchio from 1492-94 (Fresco with gold leaf).

An image of "Vault decoration", created by Pinturicchio from 1493-95 (Fresco).

An image of "Susanna and the Elders", created by Pinturicchio from 1493-95 (Fresco).

A series of pictures showing various scenes and buildings from the famous center of the Catholic Church. Scroll down the page to view the other pcitures.

A series of pictures showing various scenes and buildings from the famous center of the Catholic Church. Scroll down the page to view the other pcitures.

A series of pictures showing various scenes and buildings from the famous center of the Catholic Church. Scroll down the page to view the other pcitures.

A series of pictures showing various scenes and buildings from the famous center of the Catholic Church. Scroll down the page to view the other pcitures.

An image of "The Resurrection", created by Pinturicchioz (Fresco).

An image of "The Resurrection (centre view)", created by Pinturicchioz (Fresco).

An image of "The Resurrection (lower center view)", created by Pinturicchioz (Fresco).

An image of "The Arithmetic (lower centre view)", created by Pinturicchioz (Fresco).

An image of "The Arithmetic (lower left view)", created by Pinturicchioz (Fresco).

An image of "The Arithmetic (lower right view)", created by Pinturicchioz (Fresco).