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Click to view high resolution image Title: Hildegard of Bingen Records her Vision Creator: Description: The fire of holy inspiration falls on Hildegard's head as she records her vision on a wax tablet and reports them to the monk Volmar, who sits to the right and holds a closed codex. The illumination illustrates Hildegard's first text, Scivias. Source: WikiMedia Commons Rights: Public domain Subject (See Also): Hildegard of Bingen, Abbess of Rupertsberg- Scivias Hildegard of Bingen, Abbess of Rupertsberg Scivias, Vision Literature Visions Geographic Area: Germany Century: 12 Date: ca. 1165 Related Work: Scivias Current Location: Eibingen, Abtei St. Hildegard, Cod. 1. This manuscript is a handmade facsimile done between 1927 and 1933. The original manuscript, Wiesbaden, Hessische Landesbibliothek, Hs 1, was produced in the Rupertsberg scriptorium around 1165 and was lost in 1945 Original Location: Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Manuscript Illuminations Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Vellum (parchment) Donor: Height/Width/Length(cm): // Inscription: Related Resources:

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