Logic and the art of memory : the quest for a universal language /
A brilliant translation of this classic account of the art of memory and the logic of linkage and combination, the two traditions deriving from the Classical world and the late medieval period, and becoming intertwined in the 16th Century. From this intertwining emerged a new tradition, a grandiose...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English Italian |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
2006
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| Series: | Athlone contemporary European thinkers.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | A brilliant translation of this classic account of the art of memory and the logic of linkage and combination, the two traditions deriving from the Classical world and the late medieval period, and becoming intertwined in the 16th Century. From this intertwining emerged a new tradition, a grandiose project for an 'alphabet of the world' or 'Clavis Universalis'. Translated with an Introduction by Stephen Clucas. |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the Italian. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 333 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781847144614 1847144616 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
