Hildegard Of Bingen: The Woman Of Her Age

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.

• | By (Author): Fiona (Classical Music Critic - Observer) Maddocks
• | Publisher: Faber & Faber
• | Publication Date: Jul 04, 2013
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 352 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0571302432
• | ISBN-13: 9780571302437