The Sons of St Augustine, 9780198948827
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Augustinian friars forge history: power, prestige, and place on the margins.
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The Sons of St Augustine

art and memory in the augustinian churches of central italy, 1256–1370

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  • Hardcover

    464 pages

  • Release Date

    4 March 2026

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Summary

The Heirs of Augustine: Forging Identity on the Margins

The Order of the Hermits of St Augustine, often overshadowed by the Franciscans, receives a much-needed re-evaluation in this cross-disciplinary study. Moving beyond the traditional focus on urban centers, this book explores the emergence of Augustinian convents as vibrant religious and artistic hubs on the fringes of cities and throughout the Italian countryside.

Discover the unifying intellectual threads that connecte…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780198948827
ISBN-10:0198948824
Author:Krisztina Ilko
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Imprint:Oxford University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:464
Release Date:4 March 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm
About The Author

Krisztina Ilko

Krisztina Ilko is a Junior Research Fellow at Queens’ College and Affiliated Lecturer in History at the University of Cambridge. Prior to that, she held a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Faculty of History at the University of Oxford in conjunction with Trinity College, Oxford, and a Mellon Fellowship at the University of Toronto. She completed her PhD as a Lander Scholar at Pembroke College, Cambridge, from which she spent the last two years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. She has published articles in The English Historical Review, The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Gesta, and Speculum.

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