{"product_id":"new-saints-in-late-mediaeval-venice-1200-1500","title":"New Saints in Late-Mediaeval Venice, 1200–1500","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book focuses on the comparatively unknown cults of new saints in late-mediaeval Venice. These new saints were near-contemporary citizens who were venerated by their compatriots without official sanction from the papacy. In doing so, the book uncovers a sub-culture of religious expression that has been overlooked in previous scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe study highlights a myriad of hagiographical materials, both visual and textual, created to honour these new saints by members of four different Venetian communities: The Republican government; the monastic orders, mostly Benedictine; the mendicant orders; and local parishes. By scrutinising the hagiographic portraits described in painted \u003ci\u003evita \u003c\/i\u003epanels, written \u003ci\u003evitae\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003epassiones\u003c\/i\u003e, votive images, sermons and sepulchre monuments, as well as archival and historical resources, the book identifies a specifically Venetian typology of sanctity tied to the idiosyncrasies of the city’s site and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy focusing explicitly on local typological traits, the book produces an intimate and complex portrait of Venetian society and offers a framework for exploring the lived religious experience of late-mediaeval societies beyond the lagoon. As a result, it will be of keen interest to scholars of Venice, lived religion, hagiography, mediaeval history and visual culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54237406888280,"sku":"9781138478008","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138478008_cfa9de05-bf20-4a9a-bf5a-6869e1d17978.jpg?v=1769020233","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/new-saints-in-late-mediaeval-venice-1200-1500","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}