Title & Author:

The art of the Franciscan Order in Italy / edited by William R. Cook.

Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.

Description:

xxii, 297 pages, 101 pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Series:

The medieval Franciscans, 1572-6991 ; volume 1

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction / William R. Cook -- '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.

Summary:

"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 interdisciplinary perspectives on important works of art. Senior scholars who have worked in the field for decades are joined by a new generation of researchers in the field. New studies of the Basilica in Assisi as well as innovative looks at early panel paintings and Franciscan stained glass are included. Those who study the Franciscan tradition as well as art historians, historians, literary critics, and theologians will find the studies relevant to their work."--Jacket.

ISBN:

9004131671 (alk. paper)
9789004131675 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Franciscan art Italy.
Christian art and symbolism Italy Medieval, 500-1500.
Art franciscain Italie.
Christian art and symbolism Medieval
Franciscan art
Italy

Added entries:

Cook, William R. (William Robert), 1943- editor.
Medieval Franciscans ; v. 1.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 250962
Call No.: BIB 180454
Status: Available