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A reprint of the 1961 Columbia U. Press edition of the translation (from the Latin, by Jerome Taylor) of a 12th-century treatise that demonstrates the essential unity of all areas of knowledge and their necessity for the attainment of human perfection and divine destiny. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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This is the first complete translation into English of Hugh of St. Victor's Didascalicon, composed in the late 1130's.
The Didascalicon of Hugh of Saint Victor: A Medieval Guide to the Arts SYNOPSIS
This is the first complete translation into English of Hugh of St. Victor's Didascalicon, composed in the late 1130's.
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A reprint of the 1961 Columbia U. Press edition of the translation (from the Latin, by Jerome Taylor) of a 12th-century treatise that demonstrates the essential unity of all areas of knowledge and their necessity for the attainment of human perfection and divine destiny. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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