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Greek temples captivate anyone with an interest in antiquity, while the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columnar orders that clad them launched the classical architectural tradition down to modern times. Origins of Classical Architecture proposes ground-breaking new theories in both areas as it elucidates the nature and funtion of Greek architecture. While contextualizing past debate and prevailing evolutionary assumptions, Mark Wilson Jones explains...

In Renaissance Florence, certain paintings and sculptures of the Virgin Mary and Christ were believed to have extraordinary efficacy in activating potent sacred intercession. Cults sprung up around these "miraculous images" in the city and surrounding countryside beginning in the late 13th century. In The Miraculous Image in Renaissance Florence, Megan Holmes questions what distinguished these paintings and sculptures from other similar sacred images,...