Women as allegory for the life force of plants - or just a plant biology lesson?
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Women as allegory for the life force of plants - or just a plant biology lesson?
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21-05-2018, 01:08 PM
Another thing to note about von Bingen's work is that she described plants differently from most others of the time. It has a more narrative feel than many of the herbal manuscripts, which were very Galenistic, formulaic, and somewhat dry.
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