Remigius' Ideas on the Classification of the Seven Liberal Arts

In the Commentary of Remigius of Auxerre on the De nuptiis Mercurii et Philologiae of Martianus Capella, which was written at the end of the ninth century, there occurs an unusual tale of the origin of the seven liberal arts. According to this account, the three sons of Noah, upon learning of the im...

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Main Author: Lutz, Cora Elizabeth 1906- (Author)
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Published: Cambridge University Press 1956
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Year: 1956, Volume: 12, Pages: 65-86
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