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Nuns as artists
Book • 1997
Jeffrey F. Hamburger's book delves into the visual culture of medieval convents, focusing on a previously unknown group of devotional drawings by a Benedictine nun.
It highlights the importance of visual elements in monastic piety, challenging traditional assumptions about the primacy of text over image.
The study reconstructs the artistic, literary, and institutional traditions that shaped the lives of cloistered women in late medieval Germany.
It highlights the importance of visual elements in monastic piety, challenging traditional assumptions about the primacy of text over image.
The study reconstructs the artistic, literary, and institutional traditions that shaped the lives of cloistered women in late medieval Germany.
