Heloise & Abelard
- Book ID:
- 7723
- Title:
- Heloise & Abelard
- Subtitle:
- A twelfth century love story
- Author:
- 'Burge, James'
- ISBN number:
- 1861974175
- Publisher name:
- Profile Books
- Place of publication:
- London
- Book type:
- Hardback
- First edition date:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 277
- Dewey decimal number:
- 306.4 BUR
- Dust jacket:
- Yes
- Language:
- English
- Photographs:
- No
- Illustrations:
- Yes
- Bibliography:
- Yes
- Height (cm):
- 24
- Width (cm):
- 16
- Notes:
Page 122 contains a reference to a 16th century Breton song which describes Heloise as Abelard's witch.
Also on page 122, a reference to an Astrolabe (Medieval astrological tool) picture also shown in this book. Heloise and Abelard called their son Astrolabe.
The theologian Abelard made reference to the works of Hermes Trismegistus in his books.