ɪt wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ fɚðə wˈɪmɪn ɪn hˈɛɹædz kˈɑːnvənt, ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə fˈɜːðɚ ðə tˈiːtʃɪŋ ʌv bˈɪblɪkəl, mˈɔːɹəl, ænd θiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl mətˈɪɹiəl, ænd wʌz kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.
It was written for the women in Herrad's convent, in order to further the teaching of biblical, moral, and theological material, and was completed in 1185.