Medieval History
- Rich Man, Poor Man: The Radical Visions Of St. Francis
?Why you?? a man asked Francesco di Bernardone, known to us now as St. Francis of Assisi. Francis (1181/2-1226) was scrawny and plain-looking. He wore a filthy tunic, with a piece of rope as a belt, and no shoes. While preaching, he often would dance,...
- Devil Found In Detail Of Giotto Fresco In Italy's Assisi
Art restorers have discovered the figure of a devil hidden in the clouds of one of the most famous frescos by Giotto in the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi, church officials said on Saturday. The devil was hidden in the details of clouds at the top...
- New Book Series: Studies In Early Franciscan Sources
Franciscan Institute Publications has launched a new book series called Studies in Early Franciscan Sources with the publication of three titles: The Writings of Francis ? Letters and Prayers The Writings of Francis ? Rules, Testament and Admonitions...
- Medieval Medical Treatises
My five-year-old burned her leg on my curling iron today. I only asked her five times to give me some space in the bathroom BEFORE she knocked the curling iron onto her leg, but whatevs. After I cleaned her up and she was properly bandaged, she was impressed...
- 'monokeros,' Or Unicorns In Imagery And Myth, Ii
Relief showing a Stag and Unicorn, ca. 950, Italian, near Nola. This relief from a church in Nola (near Naples) formed part of a transenna, a low wall that demarcated the church's presbytery, an area reserved for the clergy. The motif of opposed...
Medieval History
In honor of Francis
In honor of the 266th pontiff of the Catholic church, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, or Francis I.
Antiphonal (fragments). Folio #: fol. 009r. 14th century, middle to late, Italian. Fragments (12 leaves) from three(?) Franciscan(?) antiphonals. Pisa, mid and late 14th century. Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
The Stigmatization of St. Francis, and Angel Crowning Saints Cecilia and Valerian, artist unknown. French or Italian, c. 1330, tempera and gold leaf on panel. The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center
Miniature of St. Francis receiving the stigmata, Franciscan Breviary, folio #: fol. 557r, 14th century, second quarter, made in Paris. Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
St. Francis of Assisi, Subiaco, Sacro Speco, lower church. 13th c, fresco.
Pen drawing of St. Francis preaching to the birds, Bible, Folio #: fol. 122r. End of 13th century, English. Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
Giotto, Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, 1295-1300. Musée du Louvre, INV. 309.
St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata, San Francesco, Lodi (north aisle). Beginning of 14th c. Fresco.
Nicolas Frances, Altarpiece of the Life of the Virgin and of St. Francis of Assisi (painted). Central Panel: Virgin and Child. Left Part: 3 scenes from the life of St. Francis, including St. Francis before a sultan. Right Part: Life of the Virgin. Last quarter of 15th century. Madrid, Museo del Prado.
Devotional tracts, Folio #: fol. 001r. Made in Venice (?), 1440. St. Francis receives the stigmata, text written in fere-humanistic script. Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
- Rich Man, Poor Man: The Radical Visions Of St. Francis
?Why you?? a man asked Francesco di Bernardone, known to us now as St. Francis of Assisi. Francis (1181/2-1226) was scrawny and plain-looking. He wore a filthy tunic, with a piece of rope as a belt, and no shoes. While preaching, he often would dance,...
- Devil Found In Detail Of Giotto Fresco In Italy's Assisi
Art restorers have discovered the figure of a devil hidden in the clouds of one of the most famous frescos by Giotto in the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi, church officials said on Saturday. The devil was hidden in the details of clouds at the top...
- New Book Series: Studies In Early Franciscan Sources
Franciscan Institute Publications has launched a new book series called Studies in Early Franciscan Sources with the publication of three titles: The Writings of Francis ? Letters and Prayers The Writings of Francis ? Rules, Testament and Admonitions...
- Medieval Medical Treatises
My five-year-old burned her leg on my curling iron today. I only asked her five times to give me some space in the bathroom BEFORE she knocked the curling iron onto her leg, but whatevs. After I cleaned her up and she was properly bandaged, she was impressed...
- 'monokeros,' Or Unicorns In Imagery And Myth, Ii
Relief showing a Stag and Unicorn, ca. 950, Italian, near Nola. This relief from a church in Nola (near Naples) formed part of a transenna, a low wall that demarcated the church's presbytery, an area reserved for the clergy. The motif of opposed...