Early Modern Replicas of the Holy House of Loreto - Translating Space

This comprehensive and cross-cultural study examines three-dimensional structural replicas of the Santa Casa, or Holy House of the Virgin Mary, and related circulating visual and textual media.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Competing Foundations 2. Print as a Means of Flight 3. Devotion through Degradation 4. One in the Same 5. Mater Ecclesiae Conclusion

About the author

Erin Giffin is Visiting Assistant Professor at Hamilton College, USA.

Summary

This comprehensive and cross-cultural study examines three-dimensional structural replicas of the Santa Casa, or Holy House of the Virgin Mary, and related circulating visual and textual media.

Product details

• Authors: Erin Giffin, Erin (Hamilton College Giffin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032658582
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3265858-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Visual Culture in Early Modernity
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; The arts: general issues, ART / History / General, History of art / art & design styles, Christianity, ARCHITECTURE / History / Renaissance, History of Religion, History of Art, History of Architecture, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Church history, Civil engineering, surveying & building, History and Archaeology, Civil engineering, surveying and building, The arts: general topics, ART / History / European / Renaissance