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: Cistercian Nuns

Description: This etched print features a female member of the Cistercian monastic order, which was founded in 1098 at Citeaux with the aim of establishing a form of Benedictinism stricter and more primitive than any then existing. The Cistercian life was to be one of secluded communal adoration and intercession. Houses were to be erected only in remote situations, while its churches were to be plain in character and their ornaments and vestments were not made from precious materials. Moreover, strict rules on diet and silence were laid down and manual labor given its primitive prominent position .

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