16 manuscript charts of profession of solemn vows.

Various sizes, on vellum, in Latin.

In good condition.

These rare documents were used in the liturgy of professions of vows by Cistercian nuns of the monastery of Doornzele (Ghent) (incl. that of the former abbess Margaretha Gaudier). After the homily, the professurae kneel before the celebrant to be questioned by him. Then, holding a copy of their vows in hand, they recited them in front of the abbot of Boudelo and their abbess and then took the document to the altar and signed it. The chart is then shown to the abbot and to the abbess, after which it is placed under the altar cloth for the remainder of the mass. After that, the abbess clothed the sisters in the monastic cowl and black veil, signs of their full consecration as Cistercian nuns.