medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
According to its data sheet at IMDb.com <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995850/>, _Vision - Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen_ was filmed at Kloster Eberbach in Eltville (an originally Cistercian establishment). The abbey church is Romanesque with considerable Gothic modifications. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eberbach_Abbey
http://wiki.worldflicks.org/eberbach_abbey.html#
More views here:
http://tinyurl.com/23u3j5s
There's plenty of Romanesque left in Germany. For large spaces the rebuilt church of Kloster Maria Laach comes to mind (but it's Church property, which may have raised some issues in this instance). For smaller spaces, contemporary with Hildegard and highly painted, there's the Doppelkirche Schwarzrheindorf in Bonn-Beuel, once the church of a Benedictine women's abbey:
http://tinyurl.com/64eo92
Of course, the Sekt is better in Eltville.
Best,
John Dillon
On Saturday, August 14, 2010, at 10:42 am, Henk wrote:
> Yep, some very high-gothic (13-14th c) windows...
>
> But, hey, there are not too many romanesque abbeys left in Germany.
>
> Henk
>
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Namens Dr Jim Bugslag
> Verzonden: zaterdag 14 augustus 2010 17:40
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> Onderwerp: Re: [M-R] Hildegard, the movie
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> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Well, Henk, at least, as in so many "medieval" films, they weren't all
>
> living in ruins! Some of the apparently real medieval settings looked
> a
> bit innovative for the 12th century, though.
> Jim
>
> Henk wrote:
> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> >
> > They all worked, George, thanks. The nuns and monks are correctly dressed,
> > as far as I can see, but the lay people far less so. Benedictine
> > churches/chapels were, in de 12th c, as gaily coloured as parochial
> > churches, as were the interiors of cloisters and the rooms in the abbey
> > itself. Nothing like that here. It all had a Cistercian starkness, which
> was
> > not at all Benedictine. There were too many candles lighted as well.
> I'm
> not
> > sure if they already had choir stalls in these churches but I am
> sure that
> > the stools or benches the nuns were sitting on are anachronistic. As
> was
> > some of the furniture, which was usually coloured as well.
> >
> > Henk
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