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The Commonwealth of Nature: Art and Poetic Community in the Age of Dante Campbell, C. Jean (Emory University, Associate Professor of Art History)
The Commonwealth of Nature: Art and Poetic Community in the Age of Dante
Campbell, C. Jean (Emory University, Associate Professor of Art History)
Explores the role of Tuscan culture in the poetic construction of a commonwealth. This book focuses on four works: Brunetto Latini's didactic poem, the "Tesoretto"; an illustrated manuscript of the same; and Simone Martini's "Maesta" and Ambrogio Lorenzetti's "Allegory of Good and Bad Government", both painted for the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena.
192 pages, 18 colour/36 b&w illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 1, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780271032610 |
| Publishers | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Pages | 188 |
| Dimensions | 238 × 262 × 22 mm · 1.09 kg |