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320 pages
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8 July 2001
Summary
Hildegard of Bingen: Visions and Wisdom from the Middle Ages
Benedictine nun, poet, and musician, Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was one of the most remarkable figures of the Middle Ages. She undertook preaching tours throughout the German empire at the age of sixty and was consulted not only by her religious contemporaries but also by kings and emperors.
This volume includes selections from her three visionary works, her treatises on medicine and the natural world, her dev…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140436044 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140436049 |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Author: | Hildegard of Bingen, Mark Atherton |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 8 July 2001 |
| Weight: | 243g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 20mm |
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Hildegard of Bingen
Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was born into a well-established noble family in Bermersheim and was given to the monastery as a young child. She became a nun and later founded her own convent at Ruperstberg. With papal approval she wrote down her visions and travelled through Germany preaching. As well as her visionary writing, she composed liturgical music and was skilled in medicine, and was canonized after her death.
Mark Atherton teaches English at Regent’s Park College, Oxford.
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