Giovanni Giustino Ciampini (born Rome, 1633; died there 1698) was an ecclesiastical archaeologist.

Biography

He graduated from the

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as a student of law but soon devoted himself to archaeological interests, which an important office (Magister brevium gratiæ) in the

Apostolic Chancery The Apostolic ChanceryCanon 260, ''Code of Canon Law'' of 1917, translated by Edward N. Peters, Ignatius Press, 2001. ( la, Cancellaria Apostolica; also known as the "Papal" or "Roman Chanc(ell)ery") was a dicastery of the Roman Curia at the ser ...

permitted him to pursue. He devoted himself to the collection of books, coins, and statues, and to the creation of scientific circles for the development of antiquarian learning; thus he founded, in 1671, a society for ecclesiastical history and, in 1679, an academy of the sciences, the latter under the patronage of his friend, Queen Christina of Sweden. He continued the school of archaeological research begun by

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and

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, and carried on a smaller scale by Fabretti, Boldetti, and Bottari, and later Padre Alarchi and

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. Apart from some minor archaeological studies (1693), he has left two illustrated works: * "''De sacris aedificiis a Constantino magno constructis''", published in 1693 in Rome, is a history of the ancient churches East and West built by Emperor

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* "''Vetera monimenta in quibus praecipua . . . musiva opera . . . illustrantur''", published in two volumes in 1690–99 in Rome, is a history of the art of mosaics Both works contain good illustrations of many ancient Christian edifices and mosaics that have since perished or suffered change and deterioration. Many of his drawings were copies or based on previous works, such as by Giacomo Grimaldi. His works were edited (Rome, 1747) in three volumes by

Carlo Giannini Carlo Giannini (10 July 1948, in Brescia – 11 September 2004, in Pavia) was an econometrician and mathematical economist who taught at the Universities of Ancona, Bergamo, Calabria, Milan and Pavia during the period 1976–2004. He is renowned ...

Gallery

File:De sacris aedificiis a Costantino Magno constructis synopsis historica pag. 17 Tab. V.jpg, View of the

Lateran 250px, Basilica and Palace - side view Lateran and Laterano are the shared names of several buildings in Rome. The properties were once owned by the Lateranus family of the Roman Empire. The Laterani lost their properties to Emperor Constantine ...

, from "''De sacris...''" (1693) File:De sacris aedificiis a Costantino Magno constructis synopsis historica pag. 56 Tab. XV.jpg, Interior of

old St. Peter's Basilica Old St. Peter's Basilica was the building that stood, from the 4th to 16th centuries, where the new St. Peter's Basilica stands today in Vatican City. Construction of the basilica, built over the historical site of the Circus of Nero, began dur ...

, from "''De sacris...''" (1693)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ciampini 1633 births 1698 deaths Italian archaeologists