The art of the Franciscan Order in Italy (Brill, 2005)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
'In loco tutissimo et firmissimo' / Donal Cooper -- Pilgrim's progress / Janet Robson -- Prophecy in stone / Daniel T. Michaels -- Cimabue at Assisi / Marilyn Aronberg Lavin -- Date of the St. Francis cycle in the upper church of San Francesco at Assisi / Thomas de Wesselow -- Beholder as witness / Beth A. Mulvaney -- 'I speak no yet of proof' / Ronald B. Herzman -- Representation of posthumous miracles of St. Francis of Assisi in thriteenth-century italian painting / Gregory W. Ahlquist and William R. Cook -- Cooperation and conflict / Nancy M. Thompson
"This volume of essays, by a group of scholars from the United States and Great Britain, presents a panoramic look at the study of Franciscan art in late medieval and early Renaissance Italy
In addition to being important case studies, the articles suggest a range of methodologies and interdisciplinary perspectives on important works of art. Senior scholars who have worked in the field for decades are joined by a new generation of researchers in the field
New studies of the Basilica in Assisi as well as innovative looks at early panel paintings and Franciscan stained glass are included