Book review: Chiara Cecalupo, Stefan Heid (eds), CENTO ANNI DEL PONTIFICIO ISTITUTO DI ARCHEOLOGIA CRISTIANA. DISCIPLINE E DOCENTI, Pontificio istituto di archeologia cristiana, Città del Vaticano 2023.

Abstract

The monograph "Cento anni del Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana. Discipline e docenti" sheds light on the scientific and educational path of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, Vatican, in its almost hundred years of existence (since 1925), providing an overview of the scientific disciplines, which were carefully nurtured at this prestigious institution. The authors of the chapters are active lecturers and emeriti of this institution. The book is printed in Italian and, in addition to the Introduction, contains 11 chapters, which trace the evolution of the Institute’s disciplines. The concluding chapters are enriched with two Appendices in Latin and Italian, a list of abbreviations, and a helpful Name Index.