Martianus Capella and the Seven Liberal Arts

Martianus Capella and the Seven Liberal Arts
Author: William Harris Stahl
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1971
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780231096362

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.

Martianus Capella and the Seven Liberal Arts

Martianus Capella and the Seven Liberal Arts
Author: William Harris Stahl
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1971
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

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 copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Humanist Educational Treatises

Humanist Educational Treatises
Author: Craig Kallendorf
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2002
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780674007598

Here are four of the most important theoretical statements that emerged from the nascent humanist movement during the Italian Renaissance: Vergerio, "The Character and Studies Befitting a Free-Born Youth; Bruni, "The Study of Literature"; Piccolomini (Pope Pius II), "The Education of Boys"; and Guarino, "A Program of Teaching and Learning."