The quadrivium of Martianus Capella : Latin traditions in the mathematical sciences, 50 B.C.-A.D. 1250

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The quadrivium of Martianus Capella : Latin traditions in the mathematical sciences, 50 B.C.-A.D. 1250

by William Harris Stahl ; with a study of the allegory and the verbal disciplines by Richard Johnson, with E.L. Burg

(Records of western civilization, . Martianus Capella and the seven liberal arts ; v. 1)

Columbia University Press, c1991, 1971

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Bibliography: p. [253]-263

Includes index

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Part of a detailed compendium of late-Roman learning in each of the seven liberal arts, set within an amusing mythological-allegorical tale of courtship and marriage among the pagan gods. The text provides an understanding of medieval allegory and the components of a medieval education.

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