The Franciscans and Art Patronage in Late Medieval Italy

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The Franciscans and Art Patronage in Late Medieval Italy is written by Louise Bourdua and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0521281288 (ISBN 10) and 9780521281287 (ISBN 13).

Louise Bourdua examines how Franciscan church decoration developed between 1250 and 1400 by focusing on three important churches. She argues that local Franciscan friars were more interested in their personal conception of artistic programs than following models of decoration issued officially from the mother church at Assisi. Lay patrons also had considerable input into the decoration programs. Bourdua demonstrates how archival documentation and art can be combined to extend our understanding of the Franciscan art programs.