Angels and the order of heaven in medieval and Renaissance Italy

Pure act: Medieval angelology and Dante's angels : Tongues of angels ; Dante and the scholastics ; The Divine Comedy -- Wings: Celestial visions in the later middle ages and Renaissance : Imagining heaven ; The nine orders: Padua, Riofreddo, and Rome ; The assumption and coronation of the virgi...

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Main Author: Gill, Meredith J. 1958- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Italy / Angel (Motif) / History 1420-1600
B Italy / Angel / Belief in the hereafter / History 1250-1600
B Italy / Angel (Motif) / Art / History 1420-1600
Further subjects:B Italy Religion Italy History
B Italy Religion
B Religion
B Angels in art
B Angels
B Angels History
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Summary:Pure act: Medieval angelology and Dante's angels : Tongues of angels ; Dante and the scholastics ; The Divine Comedy -- Wings: Celestial visions in the later middle ages and Renaissance : Imagining heaven ; The nine orders: Padua, Riofreddo, and Rome ; The assumption and coronation of the virgin ; The communion of the blessed and the beatific vision -- Bodies and voices: Annunciation and heavenly harmonies :Ave Maria ; "A sound of tumult like the sounds of a host": the music of angels ; Jacob's ladder -- Contemplation: Angelic witness and empathy : The bread of angels ; Tobias and the angel ; Raphael transfigured -- Clouds and the fall: Rebellion, salvation, and reform : The fall of the rebel angels: Rome, Siena, and Caprarola ; Demons and artists
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-311) and index
ISBN:1107027950