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May 26, 2006
Jill Caskey Art and Patronage in the Medieval Mediterranean Merchant Culture in the Region of Amalfi Cambridge University Press, 2006. 344 pp.; 81 b/w ills. Cloth (0521811872)
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CrossRef DOI: 10.3202/caa.reviews.2006.52

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The coast south of Naples is one of the most beautiful and evocative areas of Europe, a dramatic setting for the works of art produced at the height of Amalfi’s importance as a trading center. Jill Caskey’s Art and Patronage in the Medieval Mediterranean focuses on the art produced during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries in the wealthy communities around Amalfi, and her central premise is that these artistic projects exemplify the art of mercatantia:...