Martianus Capella and the seven liberal arts. Vol. 1 The quadrivium of Martianus Capella

A translation of the fifth-century Roman's summary of the science that was to remain dominant in Europe until the 12th century. Reprinted from the 1971 edition as part of the new series. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. Frontmatter List of Tables Compiled from Book IX (page xiii) Abbreviations (page xiv) PART I. INTRODUCTION (page 1) Roman Science in Intellectual History (page 3) The Author (page 9) The Work (page 21) Sources (page 41) Influence (page 55) Manuscripts and Editions (page 72) PART II. THE ALLEGORY AND THE TRIVIUM (Richard Johnson, page 81) The Allegory and Its Sources (page 83) Religious Ideas (page 85) The Curriculum of the Seven Liberal Arts (page 90) The Trivium (page 98) Grammar (page 99) Dialectic (E. L. Burge, page 104) Rheotoric (page 115) PART III. THE QUADRIVIUM (page 123) On Geometry (page 125) On Arithmetic (page 149) On Astronomy (page 171) On Harmony (page 202) PART IV. CONCLUSION (page 229) APPENDIX A Bibliographical Survey of the Seven Liberal Arts in Medieval and Renaissance Iconography (page 245) APPENDIX B Hapax Legomena and Rariora from Books VI‐IX of the De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii (page 250) BIBLIOGRAPHY (page 253) INDEX (page 265) v. 1. 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. Burge v. 2. The marriage of philology and mercury / translated by William Harris Stahl and Richard Johnson with E.L. Burge. 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. By William Harris Stahl ; With A Study Of The Allegory And The Verbal Disciplines By Richard Johnson, With E. L. Burge. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. [1] Sacred principle of unity amongst the gods, on you I call; you are said to grace weddings with your song; it is said that a Muse was your mother.