The Jesuits and the Arts 1540 - 1773

O'Malley, John, S.J. & Gauvin Alexander Bailey (editors)

ISBN 10: 0916101525 / ISBN 13: 9780916101527

Published by St Josephs Univ Pr, Philadelphia, 2005

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As new hardback copy in as new dustjacket. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. xv, 477pp., 476 colour illustrations 12.75" x 9.25" (33x23) Size: 12.75" x 9.25" (33x23). Seller Inventory # 016303

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Jesuits and the Arts 1540 - 1773

Publisher: St Josephs Univ Pr, Philadelphia

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Cloth

Book Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

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Synopsis:

Originally edited by Giovanni Sale when it was published in Italian in 2003 (by Editorial Jaca Book of Milan), the English edition has been edited by O'Malley (church history, Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Cambridge, Mass.) and Bailey (Renaissance and Baroque art, Clark U., in Worcester, Mass.). Both editors also contributed chapters: on Saint Ignatius and the cultural mission of the Jesuits, Italian Renaissance and Baroque painting sponsored by Jesuit patrons and its influence in Europe, Jesuit art and architecture in Asia, and the impact of the Jesuits on the art and architecture of North America. Other chapter topics describe the Jesuits and music, Jesuit art and architecture in Spanish America, Jesuit culture and missions in the 17th and 18th centuries, and the iconography of the Society of Jesus. The volume is heavily illustrated with color plates of somewhat secondary quality. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)