Numerals and Arithmetic in the Middle Ages

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'The research represented by these papers is meticulous and insightful; the book should be a first point of contact for any scholar interested in the introduction of Hindu-Arabic numerals to medieval Europe. It does not provide a comprehensive narrative, but that is not the point of a Variorum volume. Rather, it gathers the scholarship together, making it more accessible than it would have been otherwise. That is a contribution for which we should be grateful.' Mathematical Reviews '... this collection of articles is immensely rich in insights... The book can be recommended to anybody working on matters which it deals with...' Aestimatio '... a wealth of information, enriched with bibliography, diagrams, a huge number of photographs of manuscript folia and relevant footnotes, as well as useful indexes on names, manuscripts and mathematical terms. The work bears witness to Burnett's mastery of manuscripts, the Latin Language and palaeography, and of the historical scientific medieval context... an impressive and exhaustive treatment of the subject from many different perspectives, which makes this volume a rigorous and invaluable instrument for scholars dealing with medieval scientific manuscripts.' Suhayl