The Garden of Delights: Reform and Renaissance for Women in the Twelfth Century

Table of Contents

Contents introduction 1 1. reform and the cura monialium at hohenbourg 24 2. the hortus deliciarum: a book for reform and renaissance 49 3. a bee in the garden of the lord 82 4. from nectar to honeycomb: constructing the hortus 108 5. the tree of knowledge 134 6. the pleasure garden of learning: reading the hortus 164 7. reforming women in the garden of delights 194 conclusion: a book for women? 213 appendix: latin texts and translations 225 abbreviations 255 notes 257 bibliography 327 index 369 acknowledgments 379 ...