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

Abstract

"The rich architectural legacy of the Angevins, three generations of French kings who reigned in southern Italy from 1266 to 1343, is little known today. This book examines Angevin religious architecture, which dominates Naples and many other southern Italian cities, by bringing to light for the first time the novelty and importance of these buildings, while extending current understanding of the broad variety of medieval architecture beyond the well-known cathedrals of France and England."

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.