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ID: 901001167
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001167
Record Type: Literature

Fioretti di San Francesco (anthology, Brunforte, before 1328)

Note: Anthology of tales of the life of St. Francis of Assisi; thought to be inaccurate historically, however they were an important source for iconography of St. Francis in art works. Many scholars believe the compiler-author may have been the chronicler Ugolino Brunforte.

Display Date: before 1328

Names:
Fioretti di San Francesco (anthology, Brunforte, before 1328) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
Fioretti di San Francesco (anthology, Brunforte, before 1328) (Italian-P,D,P)
Little Flowers of Saint Francis (anthology, Brunforte, before 1328) (t,English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:
Literature and Performing Arts (P)
....<Named written and performed works> (P)
........<Literary works: History, Biographies> (P)
............Fioretti di San Francesco (anthology, Brunforte, before 1328) (I)
Related Iconography:
is source for .... Saint Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Life of Saint Francis of Assisi (Christian iconography), Saint Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio (Christian iconography)) [901001165]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... anthology
.....(documents by conditions of production, document genres, information forms (objects), Information Forms (hierarchy name), Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
topic is .... Francis of Assisi, Saint (Italian friar, saint, 1181/1182-1226)
.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)
author is .... Brunforte, Ugolino (Italian friar minor, chronicler, ca. 1262-ca. 1348.)
.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)
role/characteristic is .... biography (general genre)
.....(genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Italian (culture or style)
.....(European regions, European, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Fioretti di San Francesco (anthology, Brunforte, before 1328)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
Little Flowers of Saint Francis (anthology, Brunforte, before 1328)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Flowers_of_St._Francis#/media/File:Francesco_-_Fioretti,_1476-1479_-_1571894_if00284200_Scan00003.jpg

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