Book Title: Nette Afbeeldingen der eygene dragten van alle geestelijke vrouwen en nonnenorders; Nevens een korte Aantekening van haar begin, voortgang en bevestiging. ... / Adrien Schoonenbeek.

Author: Schoonebeek, Adriaan, ca. 1660-1714

Image Title: Member of the Beguine Convent of Antwerp

Description: This etched print features a member of the Beguine Convent of Antwerp in garb peculiar to this lay religious order, which was active in Northern Europe, particularly in the Low Countries from the 13th to the 16th centuries. Its members lived in semi-monastic communities but did not take formal religious vows.

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