Vatican Observatory and the Arts: The Sculpture of John David Mooney at Castel Gandolfo

by John David Mooney

A book about art is not the unusual undertaking that it might seem for the Vatican Observatory. As a scientific research institute of the Church it is dedicated to research in astrophysics and cosmology. But it has also over the past decade or so ventured into areas of interdisciplinary interest. Such adventuresome efforts are actually deeply rooted in the Observatory's traditions which can be traced back to the Tower of the Winds, a sixteenth-century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268043507
• ISBN13: 9780268043506
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.4" x 11.8"