In The Garden of Delights , Fiona J. Griffiths offers the first major study of the Hortus deliciarum , a magnificently illuminated manuscript of theology, biblical history, and canon law written both by and explicitly for women at the end of the twelfth century. In so doing she provides a brilliantly persuasive new reading of female monastic culture. Through careful analysis of the contents, structure, and organization of the Hortus , Griffiths argues for women's profound engagement with...
