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169: 38: 137:. Her inscription, "Guda, a sinner, wrote and painted this book," was used to confess to her sinful way, along with describing herself as an artist in hope of increasing her chance for salvation. In addition to serving as a self-portrait, this illustrated initial can also be considered a portrait signature, identifying Guda as both an individual and a scribe. 164:
nailed to a cross. Placing the nun at the heart instead of around the periphery of the painting broke traditional restrictions for female placement within religious paintings, showing that female involvement in illuminations gave the platform to emphasize their role in religious institutions.
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Guda's contribution towards female Medieval illumination and manuscript writing not only opened up new avenues for expression and identity that was not possible before, but also led the way towards social, political, and religious reform through these tools.
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Herrad's imprint and proof of her authorship is consistent on this manuscript. This is demonstrated through the omitting and inclusion of religious writing depending on her liking, editing sources to make the manuscript more accessible for the nuns of the
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Scholars today credit Guda with being one of the first women in western civilization to create a signed self-portrait. Although there may have been other female illuminators such as
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put themselves more front and center in various religious works, calling for a change in how valued the nuns were in their order, along trying to strengthen their connection with
200: 157: 219:'s attempts to sabotage their advocacy for change by compiling a letter towards nobles and burghers that convinced them to defend their order against the Duke. 150: 208: 207:, leading to inspiration for a successful protest directed at the pope that led to their acceptance. The altered illuminations in manuscripts from nuns at 216: 215:. Manuscript writing even preserved the existence of these reformed orders, as seen with the nuns of Kremerin's order who were able to fend off 370: 199:
Further demonstrations of calls for reform via illuminations and manuscripts are seen through 15th century nuns and their orders.
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Guda's influence on later nuns in the later centuries is apparent. This is seen through manuscript paintings like "
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wrote about founding mothers having difficulties incorporating women's communities into the
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Female involvement in manuscript writing and illuminations is best seen with
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from Germany. She was one of the first woman to create a self-portrait in a
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Reassessing the Roles of Women as 'Makers' of Medieval Art and Architecture
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Index

Guda

German
Limner
Catholic Church
nun
illuminator
manuscript
self-portrait
initial letter
Homiliary
St. Bartholomew
Frankfurt am Main
St. John Chrysostom
Second Coming of Christ
Claricia
Bavarian Scriptorium
The Heart on the Cross
Jesus

Herrad of Landsberg
Hortus deliciarum
Hohenbourg Abbey
Sister Magdalena Kremerin
Dominican Order
St. Maria Magdalena
God
Duke Eberhard

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