The Visual and the Visionary: Art and Female Spirituality in Late Medieval Germany

A bew interpretation of the role of the visual arts in the spiritual lives of women in late medieval monastic communities.

The Visual and the Visionary adds a new dimension to the study of female spirituality, with its nuanced account of the changing roles of images in medieval monasticism from the twelfth century to the Reformation. In nine essays embracing the histories of art, religion, and literature, Jeffrey Hamburger explores the interrelationships between the visual…