Martianus Capella and the Seven Liberal Arts: Marriage of Philology and Mercury v. 2 (Records of Western Civilization Series)

by WMmStahl (Author)

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  Paperback
  1992

  $49.65

  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.