Herrad of Landsberg
Artists · Authors · abbess · canoness · compiler · illuminator
Abbess, author and illustrator from Alsace (c. 1130 – 1195)
About Herrad of Landsberg
Herrad of Landsberg (Latin: Herrada Landsbergensis; c. 1130 – July 25, 1195) was a 12th-century Alsatian nun and abbess of Hohenburg Abbey in the Vosges mountains. She was known as the author of the pictorial encyclopedia Hortus deliciarum (The Garden of Delights).
Quick facts
- Known for
- Hortus deliciarum, Miniatures inédites de l'Hortus deliciarum de Herrade de Landsperg (XIIe siècle), Hortvs deliciarvm
- Born
- 1130
- Died
- 1196-01-01
