medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Congratulations, Volker et al!
I don't have your 2009 volume handy. How is this edition different?
best,
Genevra
On 2/23/2020 4:27 AM, Volker Schier wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Runica et Mediaevalia just brought out our German edition and English
> translation of Katerina Lemmel’s letters, available for ca. 18 euros /
> $20.
>
> http://www.medievalia.nu/publikation/schier-schleif-simon-2019/
>
> The edition contains the first complete and unredacted Early New High
> German texts of the Lemmel letters together with a revised modern
> English translation. Readers experience the joys and challenges of
> late-medieval Birgittine life through Lemmel’s own words as she
> communicates her thoughts and feelings from her perspective as a
> member of the Maihingen community in order to garner the empathy and
> support of her urban patriciate family, whom she left in Nuremberg.
> This unique collection of missives documents the complexities of
> spiritual economies, medieval gift-giving cultures, domestic and
> international commerce, as well as theological tensions leading to the
> Reformation.
>
> Born in 1466, Katerina Imhoff Lemmel was raised in the famous Imhoff
> Trading Company, an international firm that specialized in spices and
> metal goods. She married Michel Lemmel in 1484 and became a widow in
> 1513. Herself a successful businesswoman, Lemmel, against the wishes
> of her family, decided to enter the Birgittine monastery of Maria Mai,
> where she died in 1533. From 1516 to 1525, she maintained regular
> contact with her relatives through the letters she sent back to her
> native Nuremberg, primarily to her cousin Hans V Imhoff, general
> manager of the family company, banker, and member of the Inner City
> Council of Nuremberg.
>
> Volker Schier, Corine Schleif, and Anne Simon
>
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