The Letters of Hildegard of Bingen

by Hildegard of Bingen

Book Overview

The first translation into English of the complete correspondence of the remarkable twelfth-century Benedictine abbess Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), this study consists of nearly four hundred letters, in four projected volumes. Addressed to some of the most notable people of the day, as well as to some of humble status, the correspondence reveals the saint in ways her more famous works leave obscure: as determined reformer, as castigating seer,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195121171
• ISBN13: 9780195121179
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"