Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179 : a visionary life /
Drawing on contemporary sources, the text unfolds Hildegard's life from the time of her entrance into an anchoress's cell--where a woman would remain in pious isolation--to her death as a famed visionary and writer, abbess and confidante of popes and kings, more than seventy years later. A...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1998
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Drawing on contemporary sources, the text unfolds Hildegard's life from the time of her entrance into an anchoress's cell--where a woman would remain in pious isolation--to her death as a famed visionary and writer, abbess and confidante of popes and kings, more than seventy years later. Against this background the author explores Hildegard's vast creative work, encompassing theology, medicine, natural history, poetry, and music. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 227 pages) : illustrations, 1 map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-223) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203007298 9780203007297 9781134666300 1134666306 9786610539093 661053909X 1134666292 9781134666294 1280539097 9781280539091 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
