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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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York, NY
Cambridge University Press
2014
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| 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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Inhaltsbeschreibung & Leseprobe Table of Contents (Publisher) |
| 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-311) and index |
| Physical Description: | XV, XXXII, 324 S., Ill., 26 cm |
| ISBN: | 1-107-02795-0 978-1-107-02795-4 |
