Hildegard’s works span science, the arts, theology, medicine, music, and letters. She began her prolific creations later in her life, with Scivias being the first major visionary text, followed by two other major visionary volumes and significant scientific and musical texts. These are a list of her writings in chronological order:
Epistolae (Letters) (1147–1179): A large collection of over 300 surviving letters to popes, emperors, and peers, revealing her political and spiritual influence.
Scivias (“Know the Ways”) (1141–1151): Her primary visionary work, describing 26 visions.
Physica (“Natural Science” or “Book of Simple Medicine”) (c. 1150–1158): A treatise on the natural world and healing properties of plants, elements, trees, stones, and animals.
Causae et Curae (“Causes and Cures”) (c. 1150–1158): A work focusing on medicine, the human body, and the causes of illness.
Symphonia armonie celestium revelationum (“Symphony of the Harmony of Celestial Revelations”) (c. 1151–1170): A collection of liturgical songs, poems, and music.
Liber Vitae Meritorum (“Book of Life’s Merits” or “Book of Rewards of Life”) (1158–1163): Her second major visionary volume, covering the struggle between virtues and vices.
Liber Divinorum Operum (“Book of Divine Works”) (c. 1163–1172): Her third major visionary volume, detailing her cosmology and theology.