The Hand of Felicitas von Selmenitz
Annotated Luther Bibles and the Mixed Material Practices of Lutheran Devotion during the Early Reformation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16610628 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nikianna Dinenis (Princeton University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 689-735 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sixteenth Century Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-0160 • E-ISSN: 2326-0726 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/732388 |
| OpenAlex | W4405464376 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
This article examines the marginalia of three annotated Bibles from the early Reformation, two belonging to a lay noblewoman and friend of Luther’s, Felicitas von Selmenitz, and one to her son Georg. Most striking in these Bibles are the marginal drawings. Combining approaches from the history of reading, the history of devotional practice and the history of communication, the article analyses how the laity integrated the new media of print into traditional devotional practices and shows how modes of visual reading shaped the formation of Lutheran identities on an individual and communal scale. The article argues for the centrality of the hybridity of word and image to Lutheran devotion. Secondly, it argues that women were able to participate actively in reform in ways that may not have been public, but nevertheless promoted new ideas through engagement with material culture and through influence over the religious life of their households
Art · Martin luther · Theology · Historical Studies of British Isles · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |