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The garden of delights : reform and renaissance for women in the twelfth century /

"Writing a book about one of the most complex books ever assembled is no easy task, yet Griffiths rises to the occasion ... This work will be widely and warmly received by medievalists everywhere."--Jeffrey Hamburger, Harvard University

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Griffiths, Fiona J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2007.
Colección:Middle Ages series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Reform and the Cura monialium at Hohenbourg
  • 2. The Hortus deliciarum: A Book for Reform and Renaissance
  • 3. A Bee in the Garden of the Lord
  • 4. From Nectar to Honeycomb: Constructing the Hortus
  • 5. The Tree of Knowledge
  • 6. The Pleasure Garden of Learning: Reading the Hortus
  • 7. Reforming Women in the Garden of Delights
  • Conclusion: A Book for Women?
  • Appendix: Latin Texts and Translations
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.