Joanna (prioress of Lothen), a twelfth century nun, was the prioress of the

monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...

of Lothen in

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. Joanna is remembered for her

tapestry Tapestry is a form of textile art, traditionally woven by hand on a loom. Tapestry is weft-faced weaving, in which all the warp threads are hidden in the completed work, unlike most woven textiles, where both the warp and the weft threads may ...

work. Around the year 1200, Joanna, along with two of her nuns named Alheidis and Reglindis, wove a series of tapestries. The tapestries were well regarded, and have been described as brilliant. The scenes depicted in the tapestry tell the story of the monastery's tumultuous history.

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