In Liturgy, Books and Franciscan Identity in Medieval Umbria, Anna Welch explores how early Franciscan friars produced the missals essential to their liturgical lives, and reflects on both the constru
How much Franciscan teachings influenced the work of Dante has grown into a significant field of interest, with scholars seeking the mysterious and fascinating linkages between such as Saint Bernardin
They prayed in spirals, in silence, on soaring arches over holy ground, under the stars they could nearly touch. They prayed in chicken markets, rain-soaked on porches, rain-soaked in fields, aloud, o
Francis of Assisi, whose Gospel performance captured the imagination of his day, fostered a movement of men and women who were fascinated by the transformative power of the embodied Word. Learned or u
Music in Early Franciscan Thought is an interdisciplinary study exploring the broad relevance of music in Franciscan hagiography, art, theology, philosophy, and preaching between 1210 and 1300—a perio
Ten scholars, in history, art history, theology, and English, are the contributors to this collection of nine essays on the art and architecture associated with the Franciscans in Italy. The topics in
The papers presented here come from a conference held at Princeton University in 2004, in honor of historian John Fleming. Cusato (Franciscan studies, St. Bonaventura University) and Geltner (medieval
