Joseph of Nazareth Through the Centuries

Joseph of Narazeth Through the Centuries features collected essays from twenty years of the Saint Joseph's Day Lecture series. Profusely illustrated and featuring the work of a distinguished group of international scholars, this volume surveys the development in art, spirituality and literature of the veneration of St. Joseph. The fourteen essays are divided into five topical sections: 1) Biblical and Patristic Institutions, 2) Medieval Developments, 3) The Early Modern Period: Europe, 4) The Early Modern Period: Colonial Spanish America, 5) The Modern Era