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Project / Collection Medieval and Renaissance Women Archive Reference (shelfmark) Harley MS 1-7661 Place Germany

1. Harley MS 1725

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1725
Title:
Hildegard von Bingen, Collectio epistolarum and other texts
Scope & Content:
This volume contains an extensive collection of letters and other Latin works by Hildegard von Bingen (b. c. 1098, d. 1179), a German Benedictine abbess, polymath and medieval mystic. The volume is an early 16th-century copy of the Wiesbaden Codex, also known as the 'Riesencodex' (now Wiesbaden,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

2. Harley MS 2430

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2430
Title:
German prayer-book
Scope & Content:
This prayer-book presents a carefully designed programme of devotional exercises and prayers contemplating Christ’s suffering for a female reader who is identified as a servant in a household. The prayer-book’s compiler seeks to engage its female reader with the contents by using a range of imag...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
German, Middle High
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
1 volume