Martianus Capella and the Seven Liberal Arts: The Quadrivium of Martianus Capella: Latin Traditions in the Mathematical Sciences

Author/Contributor(s):	Stahl, William Harris ; Johnson, Richard ; Burge, E L
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Date:	06/10/1991
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

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.