First published in French as Conjurer la peur. Essai sur la force politique des images. Sienne, 1338 © Éditions du Seuil, 2013

This English edition © Polity Press, 2018

This book is supported by the Institut français (Royaume-Uni) as part of the Burgess Programme.

This work received the French Voices Award for excellence in publication and translation. French Voices is a program created and funded by the French Embassy in the United States and FACE (French American Cultural Exchange).

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ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-1293-5

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Names: Boucheron, Patrick, author. | Translation of: Boucheron, Patrick. Conjurer la peur.
Title: The power of images : Siena, 1338 / Patrick Boucheron.
Other titles: Conjurer la peur. English
Description: Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017042160 (print) | LCCN 2017042620 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509512935 (Epub) | ISBN 9781509512898 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509512904 (pbk.)
Subjects: LCSH: Lorenzetti, Ambrogio, 1285-approximately 1348--Criticism and interpretation. | Palazzo pubblico (Siena, Italy) | Politics in art. | Mural painting and decoration, Gothic--Italy--Siena. | Mural painting and decoration, Italian--Italy--Siena--14th century. | Siena (Italy)--History--Rule of the Nine, 1287-1355.
Classification: LCC ND623.L75 (ebook) | LCC ND623.L75 B6813 2018 (print) | DDC 759.5--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017042160

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