The book of memory : a study of memory in medieval culture / Mary J. Carruthers.

Main entry:

Carruthers, Mary J. (Mary Jean), 1941-

Title & Author:

The book of memory : a study of memory in medieval culture / Mary J. Carruthers.

Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990.

Description:

xiv, 393 pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Series:

Cambridge studies in medieval literature ; 10

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-371) and indexes.
Introduction -- Models for the memory -- Descriptions of the neuropsychology of memory -- Elementary memory design -- The arts of memory -- Memory and the ethics of reading -- Memory and authority -- Memory and the book -- Afterword -- Appendix A: Hugh of St. Victor "De tribus maximis circumstantiis gestorum" -- Appendix B: Albertus Magnus De bono, Tractatus IV, Quaestio II "De partibus prudentia" -- Appendix C: Thomas Bradwardine "De memoria artificiali."

Summary:

"The Book of Memory is a magisterial and beautifully illustrated account of the workings and function of memory in medieval society. Memory was the psychological faculty valued above all others in the period stretching from late antiquity through the Renaissance. The prominence given to memory has profound implications for the contemporary understanding of all creative activity, and the social role of literature and art. Drawing on a range of fascinating examples from Dante, Chaucer, and Aquinas to the symbolism of illuminated manuscripts, this unusually wide-ranging book offers new insights into the medieval world"--Provided by publisher.

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ISBN:

0521382823
9780521382823
0521429730
9780521429733

Subject:

Memory History.
Civilization, Medieval Psychological aspects.
Memory.
Civilization history
Mémoire Histoire.
Civilisation médiévale Aspect psychologique.
Mémoire.
Mnemotecnia Historia
Memoria En la literatura
Filosofía de la mente Historia
Erinnerung
Gedächtnis
Kultur
Geheugen.
Mnemotechniek.
Memória (psicologia;história)
Idade média (cultura;aspectos psicológicos)
Civilization, Medieval.
Learning and scholarship Europe Medieval, 500-1500.
Littérature et histoire Moyen âge.
Mémoire collective Dans la littérature.
Littérature médiévale Thèmes, motifs.
Civilisation médiévale.
Mémoire Moyen âge.
Mémorisation.
Mnémotechnique.
Medieval civilization Psychological aspects.
Lesen.
Leesen
Culture History
Europe

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Cambridge studies in medieval literature ; 10.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 69776
Call No.: ID BF371.C325; ID:91-B782
Status: Available

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