The Art, History and Architecture of Florentine Churches

Description

Churches and palaces in Florence have been the subject matter of book-length, often multi-volume studies over the centuries. This book is a compendium of the main churches in Florence and has been written with two distinct audiences in mind: English-speaking students of Renaissance art, architecture, literature and history and the well-read traveller to Florence who wishes to place the works of art and architecture into the wider context of Italian culture.The choice of churches discussed here was influenced by the author's experience as teacher for several university programmes on site in Florence. The buildings described and analysed are those which students will most likely encounter in the course of their study-abroad stay in Florence, whether they wish to specialise in art, architecture or the history of the Florentine Renaissance.This book represents a textbook that offers concise information on the history, art, and architecture of 25 of the main Florentine churches, provides plans and photos of the façades, and introduces the student to some of the most important vocabulary and the main textual sources of the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries. Cover Table of contents Glossary Foreword Introduction Note on access and opening hours Sources 1. The Baptistery San Giovanni Battista 2. Florence Cathedral, dome and bell tower 3. Sant’Ambrogio 4. Santissima Annunziata 5. Santi Apostoli 6. Santa Croce 7. San Felice in Piazza 8. Santa Felicità 9. San Firenze (Church and oratory of San Filippo Neri) 10. San Frediano in Cestello 11. San Lorenzo 12. San Marco 13. Santa Maria del Carmine 14. Santa Maria Maddalena de’ Pazzi 15. Santa Maria Maggiore 16. Santa Maria nella Badia Fiorentina 17. Santa Maria Novella 18. Santi Michele and Gaetano Bertelde 19. San Miniato al Monte 20. San Niccolò 21. Ognissanti 22. Orsanmichele 23. San Remigio 24. Santo Spirito 25. Santa Trinita Bibliography Index