The stones of Naples: church building in the Angevin Kingdom, 1266-1343

Abstract

"Illustrated with some two hundred photographs and reconstruction drawings of cathedrals, monasteries, and other monuments, this volume sets Angevin architecture in the larger context of thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Europe, while underscoring the unique character of the buildings constructed by the French kings of Naples."--Jacket.

Contents

Church building during the reign of Charles I -- San Lorenzo Maggiore in Naples -- Religious architecture during the reign of Charles II and Mary of Hungary -- Robert the Wise, Sancia of Mallorca, and the Convent of Santa Chiara in Naples -- Patronage of the court and the aristocracy in the early fourteenth century.