Hildegard of Bingen

by Honey Meconi

Book Overview

A Renaissance woman long before the Renaissance, the visionary Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) corresponded with Europe's elite, founded and led a noted women's religious community, and wrote on topics ranging from theology to natural history. Yet we know her best as Western music's most accomplished early composer, responsible for a wealth of musical creations for her fellow monastics. Honey Meconi draws on her own experience as a scholar and performer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252083679
• ISBN13: 9780252083679
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.4"