MINIATURIST, German
(active around 1230 in Mainz)

The Book of Divine Works by Hildegard of Bingen

c. 1230
Manuscript (Ms. 1942), 360 x 260 mm
Biblioteca Statale, Lucca

The mystic visions of Hildegard of Bingen have been genially rendered in the miniatures of this manuscript. The picture on folio 91r illustrates the second vision: the divine power of creation with the universe and man as symbol of the cosmos. Adam as Mankind appears within the cosmic sphere. On the bottom left sits Hildegard, at once authoress and visionary.