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Martianus Capella and the seven liberal arts

Stahl, William Harris., Johnson, Richard, 1929-, Burge, E. L. (Evan Laurie), 1933-

Year: 1971-1977.

Publisher: Columbia University Press.

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table of contents

Frontmatter

List of Tables Compiled from Book IX

Abbreviations

PART I. INTRODUCTION

Roman Science in Intellectual History

The Author

The Work

Sources

Influence

Manuscripts and Editions

PART II. THE ALLEGORY AND THE TRIVIUM

The Allegory and Its Sources

Religious Ideas

The Curriculum of the Seven Liberal Arts

The Trivium

Grammar

Dialectic

Rheotoric

PART III. THE QUADRIVIUM

On Geometry

On Arithmetic

On Astronomy

On Harmony

PART IV. CONCLUSION

APPENDIX A Bibliographical Survey of the Seven Liberal Arts in Medieval and Renaissance Iconography

APPENDIX B Hapax Legomena and Rariora from Books VI‐IX of the De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

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Title:

Martianus Capella and the seven liberal arts

Author:

Stahl, William Harris; Johnson, Richard, 1929-; Burge, E. L. (Evan Laurie), 1933-

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Martianus Capella and the seven liberal arts.
Stahl, William Harris, Johnson, Richard, 1929-, Burge, E. L. (Evan Laurie), 1933-
New York: Columbia University Press, 1971-1977.

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Subject Headings:

• Martianus Capella. -- De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii
• Martianus Capella -- Knowledge -- Mathematics
• Mathematics, Ancient
• Mathematics, Medieval
• Allegory
• Learning and scholarship in literature -- Early works to 1800
• Mercury (Roman deity) in literature -- Early works to 1800

Notes:

• Vol. 2 is a translation of De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii.
• Electronic access restricted; authentication may be required

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