Word, Image, and the Spiritual Life of the Poor Clares - Interpreting the 'Meditations on the Life of Christ' in Medieval Italy

In this study, Renana Bartal offers a comprehensive study of the only known fully illuminated manuscript of the Meditations on the Life of Christ. An interdisciplinary analysis combining the methods of art history, textual studies, and gender studies, this book sheds light on the devotional practices of medieval religious women.