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Katerina's Windows - Donation and Devotion, Art and Music, as Heard and Seen in the Writings of a Birgittine Nun

English · Hardback

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Examines 58 letters written by Katerina Lemmel, a wealthy Nuremberg widow, who in 1516 entered the abbey of Maria Mai in south Germany, and rebuilt the monastery using her own resources and the donations she solicited from relatives.

About the author

Corine Schleif is Professor of Art History at Arizona State University.Volker Schier is a musicologist and research associate with the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Arizona State University.

Summary

Examines 58 letters written by Katerina Lemmel, a wealthy Nuremberg widow, who in 1516 entered the abbey of Maria Mai in south Germany, and rebuilt the monastery using her own resources and the donations she solicited from relatives.

Product details

Authors Katerina Lemmel, Volker Schier, Schier Volker, Corine Schleif, Schleif Corine
Publisher University Presses
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 27.07.2009
 
EAN 9780271033693
ISBN 978-0-271-03369-3
Dimensions 203 mm x 254 mm x 50 mm
Weight 2223 g
Illustrations Raster,schwarz-weiss, Raster, farbig, Karten, Schaubilder
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries
Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history

ART / History / General, MUSIC / Religious / General, History of Art, Renaissance art, Renaissance style, Sacred and religious music, Sacred & Religious Music

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