Jesuit Art and Czech Lands 15561729
Product Specifications
- Title: Jesuit Art and Czech Lands 15561729
- Author: Jesuit Art and Czech Lands 15561729
- Publisher: Lexington Books
- Binding: Hardback
- History of art art & design styles
- No. of pages: 428
- Dimensions (approx. mm): 159 x 238 x 33
Product Description
This collection examines how the Society of Jesus used art and architecture in its missionary efforts in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown from the sixteenth century to the eighteenth. The contributors demonstrate how the Jesuit Order cultivated the subjects and functions of art to promote concepts of Catholic piety.