| The Letters of Hildegard of Bingen Contributor(s): Hildegard of Bingen (Author), Baird, Joseph L. (Editor), Baird, Joseph L. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0195120108 ISBN-13: 9780195120103 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $198.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1998 Annotation: This is the second volume in what will be a translation with full scholarly apparatus of the entire correspondence of St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179). The translation follows Van Acker's definitive new edition of the Latin text, which is being published serially in Belgium by Brepols. As in that edition, the letters are organized according to the rank of the addressees. The first volume included ninety letters to and from the highest ranking prelates in Hildegard's world: popes, archbishops, and bishops. Volume II comprises letters 91-217, in which Hildegard addresses lower-ranking spiritual leaders (abbots and abbesses, for the most part) offering advice and consolation, and is particularly noteworthy for the correspondence with Guilbert of Gembloux, who provides a wealth of information about the saint and her spiritual gift. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Mysticism - Religion | Christianity - History - Literary Collections | Letters |
| Dewey: 282.092 |
| LCCN: 93033715 |
| Lexile Measure: 1410 |
| Series: Letters of Hildegard of Bingen |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.38" W x 9.26" (1.14 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the second volume in what will be a translation with full scholarly apparatus of the entire correspondence of St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179). The translation follows Van Acker's definitive new edition of the Latin text, which is being published serially in Belgium by Brepols. As in that edition, the letters are organized according to the rank of the addressees. The first volume included ninety letters to and from the highest ranking prelates in Hildegard's world: popes, archbishops, and bishops. Volume II comprises letters 91-217, in which Hildegard addresses lower-ranking spiritual leaders (abbots and abbesses, for the most part) offering advice and consolation, and is particularly noteworthy for the correspondence with Guilbert of Gembloux, who provides a wealth of information about the saint and her spiritual gift. |