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Hildegard of Bingen

Fiona (Classical Music Critic - Observer) Maddocks

From Shelf: Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries (A personal list of further reading)

Best known as a fine composer, the twelfth-century German abbess Hildegard of Bingen was also a religious leader and visionary, a poet, naturalist and writer of medical treatises. This book paints a portrait of her extraordinary life against the turbulent medieval background of crusade and schism, scientific discovery and cultural revolution.

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
352
Publisher:
Faber & Faber
ISBN:
9780571302437
Published Date:
4/7/2013
Edition:
Main
Dimensions:
196mm x 130mm x 23mm
Weight:
300g
Category:
Biography: historical, political & military

RRP: £14.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9780571302437


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