Middle Low German Primer written by the Medingen Nuns
The Medingen text production happened as part of textual exchange between the nuns of the convent and beyond; the modern equivalent is the exchange between scholars: as a follow-up from Carolin Gluchowski and myself presenting on the ‘Salve festa dies’
Yesterday, in preparation for a Gregorian chant workshop and as part of the History of the Book show-and-tell sessions, Dr Andrew Dunning, R.W. Hunt Curator of Medieval Manuscripts at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, opened the Handbook of the
Contribution for the online conference ‘Hymnus und Gebet’ The handout is available in two forms: as pdf and as “podcast” which makes the Latin and Middle Low German texts more accessible by reading them out aloud; this does not claim
Listen to a sermon for Candlemas linking the Canticle to a Medingen illumination from the Oxford Psalter The Medingen nuns sang a special version of the ‘Nunc Dimittis’ for Candlemas. Learn more about it in this workshop on the Canticle
Opening lecture for the “FrauenORT Niedersachsen 33” (blue plaque scheme for the German State Lower Saxony) at the Abbey of Mariensee in honour of Abbess Odilia of Ahlden. Odilia was Abbess of the Cistercian convent in the early 16th century
On 26 June 2020, Corine Schleif, Volker Schier and Anne Simon presented key passages from the new edition of the correspondence of the Birgittine nun Katerina Lemmel Katerina Lemmel, née Tucher, came from a wealthy, influential Nuremberg family and her
Reblogging from a post for the “enclosure” group, an initiative by Stacie Vos that brings together artists interested in the experience of medieval enclosure and its relevance for the current situation. Stacie Vos wrote on 22 June 2020: “Today we
The SUB Hamburg has uploaded five manuscripts from the Cistercian Abbey of Medingen to the DFG-viewer.
Henrike Lähnemann took part in a webinar series organised by the ICON (The Institute of Conservation) Paper Conservation group, talking about parchment recycling in the dresses from Wienhausen.
Interactive maps of the Libraries holding Medingen Manuscripts originally developed by Micah Goodrich, University of Connecticut, for the seminar on ‘The Nuns’ Manuscripts‘ Heatmap of Medingen ManuscriptsLight to Dark Blue: Location of the Manuscripts in 1542 (After the Reformation Relocation)Yellow