$43.47
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2013
Summary
Best known today as a fine composer, the twelfth-century German abbess Hildegard of Bingen was also a religious leader and visionary, a poet, naturalist and writer of medical treatises. Despite her cloistered life she had strong, often controversial views on sex, love and marriage too - a woman astonishing in her own age, whose book of apocalyptic visions, Scivias, would alone have been enough to ensure her lasting fame.
In this classic and highly praised biography, distinguished writ…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571302437 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0571302432 |
| Author: | Fiona Maddocks |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Edition: | Main |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2013 |
| Weight: | 315g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 24mm |
About The Author
Fiona Maddocks
Fiona Maddocks is chief music critic of the Observer. She was founder editor of BBC Music Magazine and has worked in television and radio as well as newspapers. She lives in Oxford.
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