| Art, Liturgy, and Legend in Renaissance Toledo: The Mendoza and the Iglesia Primada Contributor(s): Bosch, Lynette M. F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0271019689 ISBN-13: 9780271019680 Publisher: Penn State University Press OUR PRICE: $135.58 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - Renaissance |
| Dewey: 745.670 |
| LCCN: 99020429 |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 8.73" W x 11.29" (2.71 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Art, Liturgy, and Legend in Renaissance Toledo, Lynette Bosch examines liturgical manuscripts that members of the powerful Mendoza family commissioned for the cathedral of Toledo at a time when it was the symbolic center of the Spanish nation. Using patronage as a filter, Bosch relates the style, content, and function of these lavish manuscripts to the many-sided ritual life of the Cathedral and, beyond that, to its social and political role in efforts to forge Spanish identity in the midst of the Reconquista. Bosch's study shows that the patrons of the Toledan manuscripts were active proponents both of the Catholic monarchy and of an extraordinary hybrid culture. Although medieval legend and history are laced through this caballero culture, Bosch breaks new ground by also connecting it to the taste and outlook associated with the Renaissance. Art, Liturgy, and Legend in Renaissance Toledo includes a complete catalogue of the Toledan liturgical manuscripts. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bosch, Lynette M. F.: - Lynette M. F. Bosch is Assistant Professor of Fine Art at Brandeis University. Her book Ernesto Barreda: Contemporary Chilean Painter was published in 1996 by Morgan Press. |