1st Edition

Early Modern Replicas of the Holy House of Loreto Translating Space

By Erin Giffin Copyright 2025
272 Pages 28 Color & 61 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 28 Color & 61 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 28 Color & 61 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This comprehensive and cross-cultural study examines three-dimensional structural replicas of the Santa Casa, or Holy House of the Virgin Mary, and related circulating visual and textual media. Interdisciplinary in its design, the project engages with a broad spectrum of cultures and lay strata, redirecting early modern studies to prioritize anonymously produced Catholic cult objects and... Read more

Introduction  1. Competing Foundations  2. Print as a Means of Flight  3. Devotion through Degradation  4. One in the Same  5. Mater Ecclesiae  Conclusion

Biography

Erin Giffin is Visiting Assistant Professor at Hamilton College, USA.