{"product_id":"the-cult-of-the-virgin-mary-in-medieval-italy-art-devotion-and-liturgy-in-orvieto-hardback-9781009526401","title":"The Cult of the Virgin Mary in Medieval Italy; Art, Devotion, and Liturgy in Orvieto (Hardback) 9781009526401","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cult of the Virgin Mary in Medieval Italy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eArt, Devotion, and Liturgy in Orvieto\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Marian programs in Orvieto Cathedral join narrative, liturgy, and local religious traditions to celebrate the cult of the Virgin.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSara Nair James (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009526401, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 July 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.9 x 18.3 x 2.3 cm, 0.88 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'In this comprehensive study, Dr. Sara James presents a nuanced reading of the iconography of the 14th-century frescoes and stained-glass windows in the high chapel at Orvieto Cathedral. Dr. James takes painter Ugolino di Prete Ilario and stained-glass artist Giovanni Bonino out of the margins of 14th-century art history and argues that both artists created innovative, engaging narratives that incorporated elements of Marian devotion specific to Orvieto. While considering the important visual and architectural precedents that inspired the Cathedral's construction and decoration, Dr. James also paints a vivid picture of the political, artistic, and theological debates within the city of Orvieto that shaped Ugolino's and Giovanni Bonino's image programs.' Nancy M. Thompson, St. Olaf's College\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eLate medieval Italy witnessed the widespread rise of the cult of the Virgin, as reflected in the profusion of paintings, sculptures, and fresco cycles created in her honor during this period. The cathedral of papal Orvieto especially reflects the strong Marian tradition through its fresco and stained-glass window narrative cycles. In this study, Sara James explores its complex narrative programs. She demonstrates how a papal plan for the cathedral to emulate the basilica of S. Maria Maggiore in Rome, together with Dominican and Franciscan texts, determined the choices and arrangement of scenes. The result is a tour de force of Marian devotion, superior artistry, and compelling story-telling. James also shows how the narratives promoted agendas tied to the city's history and principal religious feasts. Not only are these works more interesting, sophisticated, and theologically rich than previously realized, but, as James argues, each represents the acme in their respective media of their generation in central Italy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. History and Context: Orvieto and the Cult of the Virgin: 1. Defining Orvieto 1190–1370: turmoil, popes, spiritual matters, and a new cathedral\u003cbr\u003e 2. The cult of the virgin and the early veneration of Joseph\u003cbr\u003e 3. The portrayal of Mary and the holy family: artistic precedents\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Orvietan Setting and the Artists: 4. The cathedral and its artistic programs 1291–1372\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ugolino di Prete Ilario\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Ugolino's Frescoes of the Life Of the Virgin: 6. Joachim, Anna and the Childhood of Mary\u003cbr\u003e 7. A new vision of the holy couple\u003cbr\u003e 8. The infancy of Jesus: incarnation and hypostatic union\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Egyptian sojourn and divine portents\u003cbr\u003e 10. Out of Egypt, into Jerusalem: disappearance, discovery and divine revelation\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Mary's Transition from Earthly Mother to Heavenly Queen: 11. Gateway to heaven\u003cbr\u003e 12. Prophecy, fulfillment, witness and theology\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Beatific Vision\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Appendix: Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The arts: general issues [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The arts: general issues\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20arts:%20general%20issues%20%5BAB%5D%22\"\u003eAB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415634047256,"sku":"9781009526401","price":77.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009526401i.jpg?v=1784419952","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cult-of-the-virgin-mary-in-medieval-italy-art-devotion-and-liturgy-in-orvieto-hardback-9781009526401","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}