Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen
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| ISBN | 0060613777 |
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| ISBN | 0830823174 |
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| ISBN | 0375832424 |
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| ISBN | 0061243434 |
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| ISBN | 1585420670 |
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| ISBN | 0553352660 |
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| ISBN | 0394711556 |
You are my light; my life’s illumination: you are my refuge, O mother!
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| ISBN | 1878067966 |
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| ISBN | 0440419700 |
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| Author | Sabina Flanagan |
| ISBN | 0415185513 |
Until recently, Hildegard of Bingen has been known only to a handful of scholars. Now available in a paperback edition, Sabina Flanagan's book makes her remarkable life accessible to the general reader. Drawing on contemporary sources, the text unfolds Hildegard's life from the time of her entrance...
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| ISBN | 0824515889 |
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| Author | Fiona Maddocks |
| ISBN | 0747273987 |
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| ISBN | 1501147323 |
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| ISBN | 0974240524 |
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| ISBN | 0814603211 |
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| ISBN | 0500277907 |
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| ISBN | 0060663553 |
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| ISBN | 0060909927 |
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| ISBN | 0140447628 |
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| ISBN | 0870612409 |
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| ISBN | 1887904239 |
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| ISBN | 0802838081 |
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