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Author:   Beth Williamson ,  Joanna Cannon
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138702622

ISBN 10:   1138702625
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   14 September 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction; Secular power and the sacred in the art of the central-Italian city-state, Joanna Cannon; The decoration of the west wall of the Sala del Mappamondo in Siena’s Palazzo Pubblico, Thomas de Wesselow; Reconstructing the programme of the tomb of Guido Tarlati, Bishop and Lord of Arezzo, Georgina Pelham; The reliquary of the Holy Corporal in the cathedral of Orvieto: patronage and politics, Giovanni Freni; San Ranieri of Pisa: a civic cult and its expression in text and image, Lily Richards; Coppo di Marcovaldo’s Madonna del Bordone: political statement or profession of faith? Gianna A. Mina; Civitas Virginis? The significance of civic dedication to the Virgin for the development of Marian imagery in Siena before 1311, Bridget Heal; Index.

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'...the quality of this opener is extremely high.' Apollo '...this handsome volume has sufficient coherence and freshness to appeal to researcher and general reader alike...' Journal of Ecclesiastical History

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Joanna Cannon is a lecturer at the Courtauld Institute of Art and author, with André Vauchez, of Margherita of Cortona and the Lorenzetti. Sienese Art and the Cult of a Holy Woman in Medieval Tuscany, University Park 1998. Beth Williamson is a lecturer in the History of Art at the University of Bristol.

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