Author: Throop, Priscilla

In the 12th century, when few women could read and write, hildegard von bingen became a legendary healer, visionary, musician, artist, poet and saint. She also authored two major medical works. Physica, now published in english in its entirety for the first time, bears a strong affinity to eastern medical approaches, reminding us that our cures for illness depend on the natural world and our place in it.