The Library
1577 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.
701–800
1 work
776, revised 784 and 786
Latin
Beatus of Liébana · c. 730–800
A compilation of earlier commentary on Revelation assembled in the Asturian mountains, and copied for centuries in manuscripts illuminated with the most startling images in medieval art.
1101–1200
2 works
1141–1151
Latin
Hildegard of Bingen · 1098–1179
Twenty-six visions of creation, redemption, and the church, each described and then explained by a voice from heaven, and illustrated under her direction.
c. 1167–1185
Latin
Hortus Deliciarum
Herrad of Landsberg · c. 1130–1195
An illustrated compendium of theology, history, and natural science compiled by an abbess for the education of her nuns, with over three hundred miniatures.
3 of 1577 works