Illumination accompanying the third vision of Part I of Scivias Scivias is an illustrated work by, completed in, describing 26 religious she experienced. It is the first of three works that she wrote describing her visions, the others being Liber vitae meritorum and De operatione Dei (also known as Liber divinorum operum). The title comes from the phrase 'Sci vias Domini' ('Know the Ways of the Lord'). The book is illustrated by 35 miniature illustrations, more than that are included in her two later books of visions.
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The work is divided into three parts, reflecting the. The first and second parts are approximately equal in length, while the third is as long as the other two together. The first part includes a preface describing how she was commanded to write the work, and includes six visions dealing with themes of and the. The second part consists of seven visions and deals with salvation through,, and the. The third part, with thirteen visions, is about the coming, through, and increased tension between good and evil.