Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard Von Bingen

by Mary Sharratt

Book Overview

The unforgettable story of how Hildegard of Bingen, Benedictine abbess and polymath, triumphed against impossible odds to become the greatest woman of her age.

Hildegard experienced mystic visions from a very young age.

Offered by her noble family to the Church at the age of eight, she lived for years in forced silence. But through the study of books and herbs, through music and the kinship of her sisters, Hildegard...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544106539
• ISBN13: 9780544106536
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"

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