| The Garden of Delights: Reform and Renaissance for Women in the Twelfth Century Subjects: Herrad of Landsberg Abbess of Hohenburg ca. 1130–1195; Hortus deliciarum; Monastic and religious life of women -- Germany -- History -- Middle Ages 600–1500; Women in Christianity -- Germany -- History -- Middle Ages 600–1500; Christian women -- Reli; "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 Fiona J. Griffiths teaches history at New York University. |