The stones of Naples : church building in Angevin Italy, 1266-1343 / Caroline Bruzelius.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruzelius, Caroline Astrid.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anjou, House of--Art patronage.

Anjou, House of.

Church architecture--Italy--Naples.

Church architecture.

Architecture, Gothic--Italy--Naples.

Architecture, Gothic.

Church architecture--France--Influence.

Civilization.

Art patronage.

Naples (Kingdom)--Civilization.

Naples (Kingdom).

France.

Italy--Naples.

Physical Description:

xi, 270 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2004]

Summary:

The rich architectural legacy of the Angevins, three generations of French kings who reigned in southern Italy from 1266 to 1343, is very little known today. This groundbreaking book examines Angevin religious architecture, bringing to light for the first time the novelty and importance of these buildings while extending current understanding of the variety of medieval architecture beyond the well-known cathedrals of France and England. Caroline Bruzelius explores the complex encounter of the French with the worlds of the Mediterranean and of Italy. Although the Angevin period has often been associated with a vigorous renewal of the Gothic style in Italy, she contends instead that the principal Angevin monuments are built of local materials, reviving traditional building techniques and aesthetic preferences. The result is an architecture of adaptation and integration rather than one of colonial importation.

Contents:

Church building during the reign of Charles I

San Lorenzo Maggiore in Naples

Religious architecture during the reign of Charles II and Mary of Hungary

Robert the Wise, Sancia of Mallorca, and the Convent of Santa Chiara in Naples

Patronage of the court and the aristocracy in the early fourteenth century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-264) and index.

ISBN:

0300100396

OCLC:

52937481