death. A Facsimile of the"Riesencodex" (Hs.2 of the Hessische Landesbibliothek, Wiesbaden, fol. 466-481v) (see  http://www.omifacsimiles.com/brochures/hild_w.html ) Attention in recent decades to women of the Mediaeval Church has led to a great deal of popular interest in Hildegard, particularly her music. In addition to the Ordo Virtutum , sixty-nine musical compositions, each