The Immaculate Conception in Spanish Art

by Suzanne L. Stratton-Pruitt

This book documents the formulation of a definitive iconographic form for one of the most important doctrines of the Catholic Church. From the late Middle Ages, the Immaculate Conception inspired fierce debate among, primarily, Franciscans and Dominicans, with Spanish theologians playing a major role in this controversy. Suzanne Stratton fully documents the historical background to these debates and also provides a summary of the importance of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521414377
• ISBN13: 9780521414371
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.0" x 10.0"