RECENT COLUMNS
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H.W. Crocker III
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Randall Smith
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Amy Fahey
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Fr. Paul D. Scalia
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Fr. Raymond J. de Souza
NEWS
COMMENTARY
RECENT COLUMNS
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H.W. Crocker III
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Randall Smith
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Amy Fahey
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Fr. Paul D. Scalia
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Fr. Raymond J. de Souza
NEWS
COMMENTARY
Remarkable 12th-century illuminations
David Clayton, New Liturgical Movement
Thursday, January 20, 2022
The Hortus Deliciarum (Garden of Delights) is an encyclopedia compiled by Herrad von Landsberg, abbess of Hohenburg Abbey in Alsace, between 1167 and 1195. She created the stunning manuscript around 1175, using line to describe form and producing a highly stylized yet curiously modern-looking group of images.