Presents a study of the art of female monasticism that explores the place of images and image-making in the spirituality of medieval nuns during the later Middle Ages. This book discusses the distinctive visual culture of female communities.
A pair of leaves recently acquired by Houghton Library presents an opportunity to examine the illuminated sequence composed in honor of John the Evangelist. The richly decorated fragments promise to transform our understanding of the special place of Christ's "beloved disciple" in 14th-century art, liturgy, theology, and mysticism.
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