Herrad of Landsberg
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country of citizenship: Holy Roman Empire
languages spoken, written or signed: Medieval Latin
occupation: illuminator, writer, philosopher, Christian nun, artist
position held: abbess
Herrad of Landsberg (Latin: Herrada Landsbergensis; c. 1130 – July 25, 1195) was a 12th-century Alsatian nun and abbess of Hohenburg Abbey in the Vosges mountains. She was known as the author of the pictorial encyclopedia Hortus deliciarum (The Garden of Delights). Source: Wikipedia (en)
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