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"Hildegard de Bingen"
Hypatia Series





Height
5.1 in
Mass
503 g
Fired
High
Glaze
None
Started
9/24/97
Finished
1/3/99
Style
Geometrica
Series
Hypatia

Visionary, herbalist, healer, scientist, poet and composer, Hildegard of Bingen was one of the greatest women of the 12th century. The famous abbess was is considered by many the mother of the gregorian chant with dozens of beautiful compositions to her credit -- many which have been revitalized for a popular audience. More than 300 years before Kepler, Hildegarde depicted the elliptical shape of the planetary orbits. Matthew Fox has said, "If Hildegard had been a man, she would be well known as one of the greatest artists and intellectuals the world has ever seen."