Hildegard von bingen illuminations6/28/2023 Madeline Caviness in her study of Hildegard's art acknowledges Hildegard as the originator of the designs. She achieves this balance through an imagistic orientation of all creation to its own immanent source.Īlthough Hildegard may not have manually created the many illuminations that characterize and shape much of her work, most scholars credit her with their inspiration and conception. As both scientist and seer, Hildegard constructs a cosmology that supports her theology-that unites the realms of first and secondary cause, spirit and matter, heaven and earth, body and soul, rational and inspired thought. What especially distinguishes her work is that it reflects a Christian universe radiating with the divine energy of original creation, and reiterating through its cycles and seasons the foremost purpose of existence, the fulfillment of divine love. The illuminations are especially powerful expressions of a personal vision that reflects nonetheless the earth-centered and human-centered cosmology of the Middle Ages. HILDEGARD'S RICHLY ORGANIC iconography reflects a high degree of originality in its design. Christian Cosmology in Hildegard of Bingen's Illuminations Marsha Newman Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture 5.1 (2002) 41-61 In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:
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