(L. SCHNEIDER), Die heilige Hildegardis, Jungfrau und Abtissin. 8vo. I blatt. Auf der anderen seite: Heilige Jungfrau und Abtissin Hildegardis, Stifterin der Klöster Rupertsberg und Eibingen, bitte Gott um Erleuchtung der Geistesblinden. (Folgen 3 Bilder: St Hildegard heilt ein blindgebornes Kind zu Rüdesheim. Kloster Rupertsberg 1632. Kloster Eibingen 1857.) Lith. v. J. P. Haas, Mainz. (Bei dem exemplar unserer bibliothek findet sich ein schreiben des pfarrers L. Schneider, dd. 18. juni 1861, worin gesagt wird: «von dem zu Geschenken bestimmten Gedenkbildchen bemerke ich, dasz ich diese Bildchen im Jahre 1857 mit dem Haupte unserer Heiligen in unmittelbare Berührung gebracht hatte; und so ist denn die alma mater durch dieses Medium so zu sagen in noch innigern Gemeinschaft mit der Verfasserin ihres werthvollsten Besitzes gebracht.»)
Comments
It seems that Schneider touched Hildegard's actual head, which is one of Eibingen's relics, with the copy of the leaflet that he planned to send to the library. The 'alma mater' is in this case the Landesbibliothek, whose most valuable possession is the Riesencodex, the main manuscript associated with Hildegard's works. I have a photocopy of this leaflet and can provide a copy on request.
J. Bain -- 2013-04-25 09:53:58 +0000
Translations
- English
- The holy Hildegard, Virgin and Abbess... On the other side: holy Virgin and Abbess Hildegard, Founder of the Rupertsberg and Eibingen Abbeys, asking God to enlighten the spiritually blind. (Includes three pictures: St. Hildegard healing a child born blind, in Rüdesheim. Rupertsberg Abbey 1632. Eibinginen Abbey 1857.) Lithograph by J. P. Haas, Mainz. (With the copy in our Library can be found a letter written by Parish Priest, Ludwig Schneider, dated June 18, 1861, in which he says: "in connection with the small commemorative picture, intended as a gift, I point out that in 1857 I had brought this small picture into direct contact with the head of our saint; so it is that the alma mater by this process is brought into even more intimate contact with the creator of its most valuable possession. [Trans. J. Docking]