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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > The choice of the Paradise, Inferno, and Journey of the Magi frescoes > was dictated by the will. Who decided that the bearded guy with the > Arab headgear should be labeled "Machomet" and who determined the > particular choice of scenes from Petronius' life, which are both > ecclesiastical and civic in reference, is neither clear to my unlearned > self nor evident from the following Grove outtake: Dear John, I'm not absolutely sure, but perhaps some of these questions might be answered in Joseph Polzer, "Aristotle, Mohammed and Nicholas V in Hell," Art Bulletin, 46 (1987), 457-63, which, I believe, is principally on the Campo Santo frescoes in Pisa. Cheers, Jim Bugslag ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html