The Badia of Florence
Subtitle: art and observance in a Renaissance monastery
By: Anne Leader
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Bloomington [Ind.]
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780253355676
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The development of an urban monastery; title: Benedictine decadence and the path to reform; title: Badia patronage and the paradox of autonomy; title: Architectural design as monastic reform; title: Icon, symbol, and narrative at the Florentine Badia; title: The Badia painters; title: Epilogue. The Badia from the Renaissance to today.