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A soul's journey : Franciscan art, theology, and devotion in the Supplicationes variae

Title
A soul's journey : Franciscan art, theology, and devotion in the Supplicationes variae / Amy Neff.
Author
Neff, Amy
Publication
Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2019.

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Additional Authors
  • Biblioteca medicea laurenziana. Manuscript. Pluteo 25.3.
  • Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, publisher.
Description
xviii, 354 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 32 x 27 cm.
Summary
"The Supplicationes variae is an extraordinary manuscript: an anthology of devotional texts and images, dated 1293 and made for use in Genoa, ending with a long series of full-page tinted drawings. This study uses the Supplicationes to explore the intersection of art and religion--not only the manuscript designer's theological premises but also the practical use of the book and its broader social and historical significance. In doing so, it provides a new perspective on Franciscans' impact on the visual arts in late medieval Italy, in particular Saint Bonaventure, whose concepts of humanity, prayer, and salvation inform text and image, style and iconography in the Supplicationes. The manuscript's artists faced the challenge of creating images that convey both complex ideas and vivid emotions; their use of models from Italy, northern Europe, and Byzantium creates a unique hybrid of eastern and western Christian cultures. Incorporating nearly 250 colour illustrations, A Soul's Journey illuminates and enlarges the scope of long-standing questions about the contributions of Byzantine art and Franciscan spirituality to cultural change preceding the Italian Renaissance."--
Series Statement
  • Studies and texts ; 210
  • Text, image, context ; 6
Uniform Title
  • Studies and texts (Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies) ; 210.
  • Text, image, context ; 6.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History.
  • Manuscripts.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-345) and indexes.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Issued also in electronic format.
Contents
Palma dabit palmam -- The fallen world -- Vocal prayer -- Contemplative prayer -- Preludes to the passion: recognition and belief -- Through the passion to salvation -- Transitus -- The making of the manuscript -- Appendix 1: Contents of the manuscript -- Appendix 2: Prefatory poem.
Call Number
JQG 19-584
ISBN
  • 9780888442109
  • 0888442106
  • 9781771103893 (canceled/invalid)
  • 1771103892 (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
1026361261
Author
Neff, Amy, author.
Title
A soul's journey : Franciscan art, theology, and devotion in the Supplicationes variae / Amy Neff.
Publisher
Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2019.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Studies and texts ; 210
Text, image, context ; 6
Studies and texts (Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies) ; 210.
Text, image, context ; 6.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-345) and indexes.
Additional Formats
Issued also in electronic format.
Chronological Term
To 1500
Added Author
Biblioteca medicea laurenziana. Manuscript. Pluteo 25.3.
Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, publisher.
Other Form:
Online version: Neff, Amy. Soul's journey. Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2019 9781771103893 (OCoLC)1085565530
Research Call Number
JQG 19-584
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