Religiöse Transformationen im Spiegel der materiellen Überlieferung des ‚langen‘ 15. Jahrhunderts

The Easter prayerbook Ms GKS 3452-8° in the Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen, marks the beginning of a 150-year tradition of Latin and Low German manuscript production at the Cistercian convent of Medingen, reflecting the nuns' ‘long’ 15th century. This period, documented by the 65 manuscripts in the Medingen corpus, lasts more than a century, from the early 1400s to the 1550s/1570s. Completed in 1408 by Cecilia de Monte, the Copenhagen Easter prayerbook offers a rare glimpse into the origins of this remarkable tradition around 1400. This article suggests that the manuscript may have served as a model for subsequent works and calls for further research on this group of manuscripts to explore continuities and changes in Medingen manuscript production throughout the "long" 15th century. This enterprise will greatly enhance the understanding of Pre-Reformation religious writing by women and shed light on the devotional culture of the early 15th century.