The art of the Franciscan Order in Italy / / edited by William R. Cook.
This volume of essays, by a group of scholars from the United States and Great Britain, presents a panoramic look at the study of Franciscan art in late medieval and early Renaissance Italy. In addition to being important case studies, the articles suggest a range of methodologies and interdisciplin...
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| Superior document: | The medieval Franciscans, v. 1 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Medieval Franciscans ;
v. 1. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (422 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction (William R. Cook); List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; 'In loco tutissimo et firmissimo': The Tomb of St. Francis in History, Legend and Art (Donal Cooper); The Pilgrim's Progress: Reinterpreting the Trecento Fresco Programme in the Lower Church at Assisi (Janet Robson); Prophecy in Stone: The Exterior Facade of the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi (Daniel T. Michaels); Cimabue at Assisi: The Virgin, the 'Song of Songs', and the Gift of Love (Marilyn Aronberg Lavin)
- The Date of the St Francis Cycle in the Upper Church of San Francesco at Assisi: The Evidence of Copies and Considerations of Method (Thomas de Wesselow)The Beholder as Witness: The 'Crib at Greccio' from the Upper Church of San Francesco, Assisi and Franciscan Influence on Late Medieval Art in Italy (Beth A. Mulvaney); 'I Speak not yet of Proof': Dante and the Art of Assisi (Ronald B. Herzman); The Representation of Posthumous Miracles of St Francis of Assisi in Thirteenth-Century Italian Painting (Gregory W. Ahlquist and William R. Cook)
- Cooperation and Conflict: Stained Glass in the Bardi Chapel of Santa Croce (Nancy M. Thompson)Index of Names and Places; Subject Index; Index of Modern Scholars