Katerina's windows: donation and devotion, art and music, as heard and seen in the writings of a birgittine nun
Auteur :
Schleif, Corine / Schier, Volker
Éditeur :
Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN :
9780271033693
Date de publication :
27 juil. 2009
Dimensions :
25,4 x 20,3 x 5,0 cm
Poids :
2223 g
Format :
Sewn
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.