{"product_id":"illuminating-the-vitae-patrum-the-lives-of-desert-saints-in-fourteenth-century-italy-hardcover","title":"Illuminating the Vitae Patrum: The Lives of Desert Saints in Fourteenth-Century Italy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDenva Gallant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the fourteenth century in Western Europe, there was a growing interest in imitating the practices of a group of hermits known as the Desert Fathers and Mothers. Laypeople and religious alike learned about their rituals not only through readings from the \u003ci\u003eVitae patrum\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLives of the Desert Fathers)\u003c\/i\u003e and sermons but also through the images that brought their stories to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, Denva Gallant examines the Morgan Library's richly illustrated manuscript of the \u003ci\u003eVitae patrum\u003c\/i\u003e (MS M.626), whose extraordinary artworks witness the rise of the eremitic ideal and its impact on the visual culture of late medieval Italy. Drawing upon scholarship on the history of psychology, eastern monasticism, gender, and hagiography, Gallant deepens our understanding of the centrality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers to late medieval piety. She provides important insights into the role of images in making the practices of the desert saints both compelling and accessible to fourteenth-century city dwellers, who were just beginning to cultivate the habit of private devotion on a wide scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy focusing on the most extensively illuminated manuscript of the \u003ci\u003eVitae patrum\u003c\/i\u003e to emerge during the trecento, this book sheds new light on the ways in which images communicated and reinforced modes of piety. It will be of interest to art historians, religious historians, and students focusing on this period in Italian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDenva Gallant\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Art History at Rice University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 10.23 x 8.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460545396914,"sku":"9780271095639","price":170.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/390fb2df26bdeab9901c624f4bbf0128.webp?v=1778924111","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/illuminating-the-vitae-patrum-the-lives-of-desert-saints-in-fourteenth-century-italy-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}