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Enclosed Gardens of Mechelen - Late Medieval Paradise Gardens Revealed (Hardcover, 0)
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Enclosed Gardens of Mechelen - Late Medieval Paradise Gardens Revealed (Hardcover, 0)
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During the Late Middle Ages a unique type of 'mixed media' recycled
and remnant art arose in houses of religious women in the Low
Countries: enclosed gardens. They date from the time of Emperor
Charles V and are unique examples of 'anonymous' female art,
devotion and spirituality. A hortus conclusus (or enclosed garden)
represents an ideal, paradisiacal world. Enclosed Gardens are
retables, sometimes with painted side panels, the central section
filled not only with narrative sculpture, but also with all sorts
of trinkets and hand-worked textiles.Adornments include relics, wax
medallions, gemstones set in silver, pilgrimage souvenirs,
parchment banderoles, flowers made from textiles with silk thread,
semi-precious stones, pearls and quilling (a decorative technique
using rolled paper). The ensemble is an impressive and
one-of-a-kind display and presents as an intoxicating garden. The
sixteenth-century horti conclusi of the Mechelen Hospital sisters
are recognized Masterpieces and are extremely rare, not alone at a
Belgian but even at a global level. They are of international
significance as they provide evidence of devotion and spirituality
in convent communities in the Southern Netherlands in the sixteenth
century. They are an extraordinary tangible expression of a
devotional tradition. The highly individual visual language of the
enclosed gardens contributes to our understanding of what life was
like in cloistered communities. They testify to a cultural identity
closely linked with mystical traditions allowing us to enter a lost
world very much part of the culture of the Southern Netherlands.
This book is the first full survey of the enclosed gardens and is
the result of year-long academic research.
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