Presents nine healing systems--plants, elements, trees, stones, fish, birds, animals, reptiles, and metals--used by the twelfth-century physician (view table of contents)

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A collection of the writings of the twelfth-century mystic, poet, theologian, healer, musician, and naturalist shares the Rhineland nun's thoughts on her visions, cosmology and anthropology, nature, poetry, natural medicine, and more. Original. 15,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Hildegard of Bingen, a Rhineland mystic of the twelfth century, has been called an ideal model of the liberated woman. She was a poet and scientist, painter and musician, healer and abbess, playwright, prophet, preacher and social critic...read more