L'image de Joseph au Moyen Âge. Architecture – Paysage the order extended its mission

the order extended its mission to the defense of the Latin states of the East

his abduction can be an image of the sublime

The members of the Roman army

and the result of several years of personal research

L'image de Joseph au Moyen Âge. Architecture – Paysage the order extended its missionFrom the first images influenced by canonical and apocryphal texts to a representation imbued with the Franciscan ideal, this work studies how Joseph, Mary's husband, was perceived in the Middle Ages. The Church had no qualms about using his image to suit its purposes, notably to enhance the sacrament of marriage, or about marginalizing him in the shadow of his wife, whose cult very early occupied a considerable place in the faith of the faithful and