The Nun’s Cell as Mirror, Memoir, and Metaphor in Convent Life - Donna Sadler
Study of the Models of Nuns’ Cells from the Collection of the Trésors
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2023Uitgever: Brepols Publishers242 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 2503601936ISBN-13: 9782503601939Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Summary In the eighteenth through the early twentieth century, French nuns from various orders created miniature simulacra of the cells in which they slept, studied, and performed their devotions. Each diorama contains an effigy of the nun, a prie-Dieu, devotional objects such as a crucifix, handiwork, and artifacts to foster study and contemplation. This book examines the lives of the brides of Christ as depicted in these dioramas, proposing that the material objects found in the chambers trace the contou...
