Abstract
This article draws on the nearly 1800 letters which survive
from the Benedictine convent of Lüne, near Lüneburg in northern
Germany, and were written between c. 1460 and 1555. It explores the
textual and visual strategies which nuns in the later Middle Ages used
to negotiate their enclosed status. It suggests that the language and
imagery of openness were a means for the nuns to remind those outside
the convent wall of their presence and purpose in life.
from the Benedictine convent of Lüne, near Lüneburg in northern
Germany, and were written between c. 1460 and 1555. It explores the
textual and visual strategies which nuns in the later Middle Ages used
to negotiate their enclosed status. It suggests that the language and
imagery of openness were a means for the nuns to remind those outside
the convent wall of their presence and purpose in life.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Openness in Medieval Europe |
| Editors | Manuele Gragnolati, Almut Suerbaum |
| Place of Publication | Berlin |
| Publisher | ICI Berlin Press |
| Pages | 271-288 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Publication series
| Name | Cultural Inquiry |
|---|---|
| Volume | 23 |
Keywords
- convents
- nuns
- enclosure
- letters
- reform
- Reformation
- Lüne