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

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Winner of the American Society of Church History’s Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer Prize Publication of this book has been aided by a grant from the Medieval Academy of America Copyright 䉷 2007 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Griffiths, Fiona J. The garden of delights : reform and renaissance for women in the twelfth century / Fiona J. Griffiths. p. cm.—(The Middle Ages series) ISBN-13: 978-0-8122-3960-7 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8122-3960-1 (cloth : alk. paper) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. 1. Herrad, of Landsberg, Abbess of Hohenburg, ca. 1130–1195. 2. Hortus deliciarum. 3. Monastic and religious life of women—Germany—History—Middle Ages, 600–1500. 4. Women in Christianity—Germany—History—Middle Ages, 600–1500. 5. Christian women—Religious life—Germany—History—12th century. 6. Germany—Church history—843–1517. I. Title. II. Series. BX4210 .G75 2007 271⬘.90094309021—dc22 2006045670 To Ronald ...