Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen

Author(s)

• Fox, Matthew
• Hildegard, Saint

Bibliographic Information

Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen

text by Hildegard of Bingen with commentary by Matthew Fox

Bear & Co., c2002

• : pbk

Note

Originally published : Santa Fe, N.M. : Bear & Co., 1985

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was an extraordinary woman living in the Rhineland valley during most of the twelfth century. Besides being the abbess of a large and influential Benedictine abbey, she was a prominent preacher, healer, scientist and artist. She was also a composer and theologian, writing nine books on theology, medicine, science and physiology as well as 70 poems and an opera. At the age of 42 she began to have visions; these were captured as 36 illuminations - 24 of which are recorded in this book along with her commentaries on them.

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Details

• NCID: BA71020566
• ISBN:
  • 9781879181977
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Rochester, Vt.
• Pages/Volumes: 182 p., 25 p. of plates
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BX4700.H5
  • DC19 : 248.2/2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Hildegard, Saint, 1098-1179
  • LCSH : Visions
  • LCSH : Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval -- Themes, motives