Hildegard of Bingen bibliography
Bibliography of works by and about Hildegard of Bingen
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This bibliography lists major editions, translations, and collected works of Hildegard of Bingen. It includes critical Latin editions of her visionary texts, correspondence, musical compositions, hagiography, scientific writings, and modern English translations, with references to major scholarly series such as the Corpus Christianorum.
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Original Latin works
Correspondence (Epistolarium)
- Epistolarium pars prima I–XC, ed. Lieven Van Acker, Corpus Christianorum Continuatio Mediaevalis (CCCM) 91A (Turnhout: Brepols, 1991).
- Epistolarium pars secunda XCI–CCLr, ed. Lieven Van Acker, CCCM 91B (Turnhout: Brepols, 1993).
- Epistolarium pars tertia CCLI–CCCXC, ed. Lieven Van Acker and M. Klaes-Hachmöller, CCCM 91C (Turnhout: Brepols, 2001).
Visionary and doctrinal works
- Liber vitae meritorum, ed. Angela Carlevaris, CCCM 90 (Turnhout: Brepols, 1995).
- Liber divinorum operum, eds. Albert Derolez and Peter Dronke, CCCM 92 (Turnhout: Brepols, 1996).
- Scivias, eds. Adelgundis Führkötter and Angela Carlevaris, CCCM 43–43A (Corpus Christianorum Scholars Version) (Turnhout: Brepols, 2003).
Scientific, medical, and short theological works
- Causae et curae, ed. Paul Kaiser (Leipzig: Teubner, 1903).
- Causae et curae, ed. L. Moulinier (Berlin: Akademie Verlag, 2003).
- Hildegardis Bingensis, Opera minora, eds. H. Feiss, C. Evans, B.M. Kienzle, C. Muessig, B. Newman, and Peter Dronke, CCCM 226 (Turnhout: Brepols, 2007). ISBN 978-2-503-05261-8
- Hildegardis Bingensis, Opera minora II, eds. C.P. Evans, J. Deploige, S. Moens, M. Embach, and K. Gärtner, CCCM 226A (Turnhout: Brepols, 2015). ISBN 978-2-503-54837-1
Hagiography and linguistic texts
- Gottfried of Disibodenberg and Theoderich of Echternach, Vita sanctae Hildegardis, ed. Monika Klaes, CCCM 126 (Turnhout: Brepols, 1993).
- Hildegardis Bingensis, Vita sancti Rupperti confessoris; Vita sancti Dysibodi episcopi, ed. and trans. Hugh Feiss and Christopher P. Evans, Dallas Medieval Texts and Translations 11 (Leuven and Paris: Peeters, 2010).
- Hildegard of Bingen’s Unknown Language: An Edition, Translation, and Discussion, ed. Sarah Higley (Rochester: Boydell & Brewer, 2007). Available online.
Musical works
- Lieder (Salzburg: Otto Müller Verlag, 1969), modern edition in adapted square notation.
- Hildegardis Bingensis, Werke Band IV: Lieder Symphoniae, ed. Barbara Stühlmeyer (Beuroner Kunstverlag, 2012). ISBN 978-3-87071-263-1
- Marianne Richert Pfau, Hildegard von Bingen: Symphonia, 8 vols. (Bryn Mawr: Hildegard Publishing Company, 1990).
Early printed collections
- Jacques-Paul Migne, ed. Sanctae Hildegardis Abbatissae Opera Omnia, Patrologia Latina 197 (Paris: Migne, 1855).
- Jean-Baptiste Pitra, ed. Analecta Sanctae Hildegardis Opera, Analecta Sacra, vol. 8 (Monte Cassino: Typis Sacri Montis Casinensis, 1882).
Related medieval sources
- Albert Derolez, ed. Guibert of Gembloux, Epistolae, CCCM 66–66A (Turnhout: Brepols, 1988–1989).
Modern English translations (selected)
The following table lists major modern translations of Hildegard’s works.
| Title | Translator(s) | Publisher & Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scivias | Mother Columba Hart, Jane Bishop | Paulist Press, 1990 | ISBN 978-0-8091-3241-7 {{isbn}}: Check isbn value: checksum (help) |
| Book of Divine Works | Nathaniel M. Campbell | Catholic University of America Press, 2018 | ISBN 978-0-8132-3108-8 {{isbn}}: Check isbn value: checksum (help) |
| The Letters of Hildegard of Bingen, 3 vols. | Joseph L. Baird, Radd K. Ehrman | Oxford University Press, 1994–2004 | ISBN 0-19-508937-5 |
| The Personal Correspondence of Hildegard of Bingen | Joseph L. Baird | Oxford University Press, 2006 | ISBN 0-19-530823-9 |
| The Book of the Rewards of Life (Liber vitae meritorum) | Bruce W. Hozeski | Oxford University Press, 1997 | ISBN 0-19-511371-3 |
| Hildegard of Bingen: Selected Writings | Mark Atherton | Penguin Classics, 2001 | ISBN 978-0-14-043604-4 |
| Hildegard of Bingen: A Spiritual Reader | Carmen Acevedo Butcher | Paraclete Press, 2007 | |
| Secrets of God: Writings of Hildegard of Bingen | Sabina Flanagan | Shambhala Publications, 1996 | |
| Physica | Priscilla Throop | Inner Traditions, 1998 | ISBN 0-89281-661-9 |
| Causae et curae | Priscilla Throop | MedievalMS, 2006/2008 | |
| Three Lives and a Rule | Priscilla Throop | MedievalMS, 2010 | |
| Book of Divine Works, with Letters and Songs | ed. Matthew Fox; trans. Robert Cunningham et al. | Bear & Company, 1987 | |
| The Life of Holy Hildegard | Adelgundis Führkötter, James McGrath | The Liturgical Press, 1980 | |
| Explanation of the Rule of St. Benedict | Hugh Feiss | Peregrina, 1996 | |
| The Life of Hildegard of Bingen | Hugh Feiss | Peregrina, 1996 | |
| Hildegard of Bingen: Symphonia | Barbara Newman (ed. and trans.) | Cornell University Press, 1998 | |
| Hildegard of Bingen: An Anthology | Fiona Bowie, Oliver Davies (eds.) | SPCK, 1990 | |
| Meditations with Hildegard of Bingen | Gabriele Uhlein | Bear & Company, 1982 |
Secondary scholarship
(This section may be expanded with major studies, companions, or monographs.)