Medieval Craft of Memory - An Anthology of Texts and Pictures

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Mary Carruthers and Jan M. Ziolkowski Klappentext "A volume that will interest a wide spectrum of readers."--Patrick Geary, University of California, Los Angeles Zusammenfassung "A volume that will interest a wide spectrum of readers."—Patrick Geary, University of California, Los Angeles Inhaltsverzeichnis General Introduction Selection 1. Hugh of St. Victor, The Three Best Memory Aids for Learning History Selection 2. Hugh of St. Victor, A Little Book About Constructing Noah's Ark Selection 3. The Guidonian Hand Selection 4. [Alan of Lille], On the Six Wings of the Seraph Selection 5. Boncompagno da Signa, On Memory Selection 6. Albertus Magnus, Commentary on Aristotle, On Memory and Recollection Selection 7. Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Aristotle, On Memory and Recollection Selection 8. Francesc Eiximenis, On Two Kinds of Order That Aid Understanding and Memory Selection 9. Thomas Bradwardine, On Acquiring a Trained Memory Selection 10. John of Metz, The Tower of Wisdom Selection 11. Jacobus Publicius, The Art of Memory Selection 12. Anonymous, A Method for Recollecting the Gospels Appendix. Two texts on Rhetorical Memoria from Late Antiquity Consultus Fortunatianus, On Memory C. Julius Victor, On Memory General Bibliography List of Contributors Index Acknowledgments

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• Authors: Mary Carruthers, Mary (EDT)/ Ziolkowski Carruthers, Mary Ziolkowski Carruthers, CARRUTHERS MARY ZIOLKOWSKI JAN M, Jan M. Ziolkowski
• Assisted by: Mary Carruthers (Editor), Jan M Ziolkowski (Editor), Jan M. Ziolkowski (Editor)
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.12.2003
• EAN: 9780812218817
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-1881-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Material Texts; Material Texts
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book