1st Edition
The Cult of Saint Katherine of Alexandria in Late-Medieval Nuremberg Saint and the City
By Anne Simon
Copyright 2012
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
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Katherine of Alexandria was a major object of devotion within medieval Europe, ranking second only to the Virgin Mary in the canon of female saints. Yet despite her undoubted importance, relatively little is known about the significance and function of her cult within the German-speaking territories that stood at the heart of Europe. Anne Simon's study adds a welcome new interdisciplinary... Read more
Contents: Preface; Saint and the city: Nuremberg and the cult of Saint Katherine of Alexandria; Living the dream: the life of Saint Katherine of Alexandria; Manifesting martyrdom: the miracles of Saint Katherine; Showcasing a saint: Saint Katherine of Alexandria, patrician patronage and empire in 15th-century Nuremberg; Spinning the web: the Katharinenkloster and the city; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Anne Simon lectured in Medieval and Early Modern German Literature and Culture at the University of Bristol from 1992 to 2011. Currently she is Lecturer in German at the Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies, University of London. Her main research interests include Nuremberg from the Middle Ages to the present; Travel Literature from the Middle Ages to the present; hagiography; and the relationship between text and image.
'This is a very interesting book that will be of use to scholars in various disciplines. It has been handsomely produced with the inclusion of 13 plates of some of the images discussed by the author... Anne Simon’s work can be recommended as an excellent means of gaining insights into many aspects of lived religiosity in one of the most prominent cities of late-medieval Germany.' Reviews in History 'Anne Simon’s book is a case study in how texts and images depicting a saint can be mapped onto the structure of a city to demonstrate the rich levels of resonance and meaning within devotional practices.' German History
