The Letters Of Hildegard Of Bingen Paperback

Hildegard of Bingen

This is the paperback edition of the first of a projected four-volume set, and is the first English translation of the correspondence of one of the most remarkable women of pre-modern times. Consisting of nearly four hundred letters addressed to some of the most notable people of the twelfth century, the correspondence reveals St Hildegard as a determined reformer, castigating seer, theoretical musician, patient adviser, and exorcist.

0195121171

9780195121179

English

Oxford University Press

1-Oct-1998

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