
The Medieval Craft of Memory
Description
Alles über E-Books | Antworten auf Fragen rund um E-Books, Kopierschutz und Dateiformate finden Sie in unserem Info- & Hilfebereich.
The art of memory was most importantly associated in the Middle Ages with composition, and those who practiced the craft used it to make new prayers, sermons, pictures, and music. The mixing of visual and verbal media was commonplace throughout medieval cultures: pictures contained visual puns, words were often verbal paintings, and both were used equally as tools for making thoughts. The ability to create pictures in one's own mind was essential to medieval cognitive technique and imagination, and the intensely pictorial and affective qualities of medieval art and literature were generative, creative devices in themselves.
Reviews / Votes
"The extraordinary reception that Mary Carruthers's The Book of Memory has received, as well as that of other recent studies of learned memory, amply justifies an anthology of high medieval memory texts. That Carruthers would coedit the volume with Jan Ziolkowski, one of our major medieval Latinists, is particularly felicitous. The result is a volume that will interest a wide spectrum of readers."-Patrick Geary, University of California, Los AngelesMore details
Other editions
Additional editions

Persons
Content
Selection 1. Hugh of St. Victor, The Three Best Memory Aids for Learning History
Selection 2. Hugh of St. Victor, A Little Book About Constructing Noah's Ark
Selection 3. The Guidonian Hand
Selection 4. [Alan of Lille], On the Six Wings of the Seraph
Selection 5. Boncompagno da Signa, On Memory
Selection 6. Albertus Magnus, Commentary on Aristotle, On Memory and Recollection
Selection 7. Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Aristotle, On Memory and Recollection
Selection 8. Francesc Eiximenis, On Two Kinds of Order That Aid Understanding and Memory
Selection 9. Thomas Bradwardine, On Acquiring a Trained Memory
Selection 10. John of Metz, The Tower of Wisdom
Selection 11. Jacobus Publicius, The Art of Memory
Selection 12. Anonymous, A Method for Recollecting the Gospels
Appendix. Two texts on Rhetorical Memoria from Late Antiquity
Consultus Fortunatianus, On Memory
C. Julius Victor, On Memory
General Bibliography
List of Contributors
Index
Acknowledgments
System requirements
File format: ePUB
Copy protection: Adobe-DRM (Digital Rights Management)
System requirements:
- Computer (Windows; MacOS X; Linux): Install the free reader Adobe Digital Editions prior to download (see eBook Help).
- Tablet/smartphone (Android; iOS): Install the free app Adobe Digital Editions or the app PocketBook before downloading (see eBook Help).
- E-reader: Bookeen, Kobo, Pocketbook, Sony, Tolino and many more (not Kindle).
The file format ePub works well for novels and non-fiction books – i.e., „flowing” text without complex layout. On an e-reader or smartphone, line and page breaks automatically adjust to fit the small displays.
This eBook uses Adobe-DRM, a „hard” copy protection. If the necessary requirements are not met, unfortunately you will not be able to open the eBook. You will therefore need to prepare your reading hardware before downloading.
Please note: We strongly recommend that you authorise using your personal Adobe ID after installation of any reading software.
For more information, see our ebook Help page.