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University of Cambridge

‘See and Understand’: Funerary Monuments, Vision, and Memory in Italy, ca.1300-1530

Abstract

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This thesis will study the polyvalent and often contradictory nature of theory and practice for funerary monuments in Italy between ca. 1300 and 1530. The principal focus will be on the juxtaposition of written thought on the agency of tombs with the in-depth analysis of archive-based case studies. As such, this dissertation aims to highlight the complexity of the role of the funerary monument in Italy from the fourteenth through to the sixteenth centuries, while also providing a broader overview of important patterns of thought and practice which influenced the creation of funerary monuments and vice versa.

Degree

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Name dc:type.qualificationname
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Level dc:type.qualificationlevel
Doctoral
Grantor dc:publisher.institution
University of Cambridge
Year dc:date.issued
2024

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Muijtjens, Philip
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Cooper, Donal

Subjects

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Rights

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Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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DOI dc:identifier.doi
https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.117114
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.repository.cam.ac.uk:1810/382206

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Muijtjens, Philip. ‘See and Understand’: Funerary Monuments, Vision, and Memory in Italy, ca.1300-1530. Doctoral thesis, University of Cambridge, 2024. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.117114