Title: A soul's journey : Franciscan art, theology, and devotion in the Supplicationes variae /
Authors: Neff, Amy,; Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies,; Biblioteca medicea laurenziana.
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biblioteca medicea laurenziana.; Franciscans Italy Genoa Manuscripts.; Franciscans Liturgy.; Biblioteca medicea laurenziana.; Franciscains Italie Gênes Manuscrits.; Franciscains Liturgie.; Franciscans; Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (Florence, Italie); Illumination of books and manuscripts, Italian Italy Genoa.; Art and religion Italy Genoa History; Franciscan art Italy Genoa.; Art, Byzantine Italy Genoa.; Devotional literature, Italian History and criticism.; Manuscripts, Medieval Italy Genoa.; Enluminure italienne Italie Gênes.; Art et religion Italie Gênes Histoire; Art franciscain Italie Gênes.; Art byzantin Italie Gênes.; Littérature de dévotion italienne Histoire et critique.; Manuscrits médiévaux Italie Gênes.; Art and religion; Art, Byzantine; Devotional literature, Italian; Franciscan art; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Italian.; Liturgics; Manuscripts, Medieval; Littérature de dévotion Italie Histoire et critique.; Art franciscain Italie; Italy Genoa.
Abstract: "The Supplicationes variae is an extraordinary manuscript: an anthology of devotional texts and images, dated 1293 and made for use in Genoa, ending with a long series of full-page tinted drawings. This study uses the Supplicationes to explore the intersection of art and religion--not only the manuscript designer's theological premises but also the practical use of the book and its broader social and historical significance. In doing so, it provides a new perspective on Franciscans' impact on the visual arts in late medieval Italy, in particular Saint Bonaventure, whose concepts of humanity, prayer, and salvation inform text and image, style and iconography in the Supplicationes. The manuscript's artists faced the challenge of creating images that convey both complex ideas and vivid emotions; their use of models from Italy, northern Europe, and Byzantium creates a unique hybrid of eastern and western Christian cultures. Incorporating nearly 250 colour illustrations, A Soul's Journey illuminates and enlarges the scope of long-standing questions about the contributions of Byzantine art and Franciscan spirituality to cultural change preceding the Italian Renaissance."--
Contents: Palma dabit palmam -- The fallen world -- Vocal prayer -- Contemplative prayer -- Preludes to the passion: recognition and belief -- Through the passion to salvation -- Transitus -- The making of the manuscript -- Appendix 1: Contents of the manuscript -- Appendix 2: Prefatory poem.