6/6/2023 The 'Hortus Deliciarum' of Herrad of Hohenbourg (Landsberg) by Herrad of LandsbergRead Now![]() ![]() The text is a compendium of all the sciences studied at that time, including theology. As early as 1165 Herrad had begun within the cloister walls the work "Hortus Deliciarum", or "Garden of Delights", by which she is best known. Here she succeeded to the dignity of Abbess in 1167, and continued in that office until her death. At an early age she entered the convent of Odilenberg, or Hohenburg, which crowns one of the most beautiful of the Vosges mountains, about fifteen miles from Strasburg. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99.Ī twelfth-century abbess, author of the "Hortus Deliciarum" born about 1130, at the castle of Landsberg, the seat of a noble Alsatian family died 1195. ![]() ![]() Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. ![]()
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