Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance: Painting and Illumination, 1300-1350.

Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag leicht berieben und mit leichten Randl�ren, sonst sehr guter Zustand / dust jacket slightly rubbed and with slight edge wear, otherwise very good condition. - Florence at the dawn of the Renaissance was a place and time of unprecedented prosperity, urban expansion, and intellectual inquiry. The skyline of the once-medieval city was metamorphosing with the construction of the civic and church buildings that still characterize Florence today, and this, combined with the emergence of the merchant class, created enormous demand for artistic production. Rising to meet that demand were such innovative artists as Giotto di Bon- done, Bernardo Daddi, Pacino di Bonaguida, Taddeo Gaddi, and many others�both renowned painters and anonymous members of their masters� workshops. The result was a staggering number of significant artworks, from massive fresco cycles and elaborate church altarpieces to painstakingly detailed illuminations of Dantes Divine Comedy. With more than 200 illustrations, Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance reveals the full complexity and enduring beauty of the art of this period. It places particular emphasis on those artists who worked in both panel painting and manuscript illumination, in order to examine these two media side by side and observe artistic innovations and influences among the painters of the day. One of the objects highlighted is the most important illuminated manuscript commission of the first half of the fourteenth century: the Laudario of Sant�Agnese. The twenty-six extant leaves of this beautiful book of hymns exemplify the spiritual and aesthetic aspirations of early Renaissance Florence. / CONTENTS Foreword Timothy Potts and Matthew Teitelbaum Lenders to the Exhibition Contributors Acknowledgments Christine Sciacca and Alexandra S. Suda Notes to the Reader Introduction Bryan C. Keene Part one Painting and Illumination in Early Trecento Florence Painting for �the Most Noble City in the World� Eve Borsook Catalogue Numbers 1-18 Part two Devotional Art Religious Panel Paintings: Types, Functions, and Spatial Contexts Victor M. Schmidt Preparing the Soul for Heaven through Text and Song: Liturgical Manuscripts Bryan C. Keene Catalogue Numbers 19-31 part three Painting and Narrative Tales of a City: Narrative in Early Renaissance Florence Alexandra S. Suda Florentine Illuminations for Dantes Divine Comedy: A Critical Assessment Francesca Pasut Catalogue Numbers 32-44 Part four The Laudario of Sant�Agnese Reconstructing the Laudario of SantAgnese Christine Sciacca Catalogue Numbers 45.1-45.26 Part five Technical Studies: The Early Renaissance Workshop Pacino di Bonaguida and His Workshop Christine Sciacca Catalogue Numbers 46-55 Techniques of Pacino di Bonaguida, Illuminator and Panel Painter Yvonne Szafran and Nancy Turner 356 Tooled and Punched Decoration of Gilding Laura Rivers Scientific Investigation of Painting Practices and Materials in the Work of Pacino di Bonaguida Catherine Schmidt Patterson, Alan Phenix, and Karen Trentelman 372 Image Simulation of the Blue Background in Pacino di Bonaguidas Chiarito Tabernacle Using Color and Imaging Sciences Roy S. Berns Catalogue Numbers 56-62 References Index of Names and Titles Index of Works of Art Illustration Credits. ISBN 9781606061268