num_pages: 389
description: Part of a detailed compendium of late-Roman learning in each of the seven liberal arts, set within an amusing mythological-allegorical tale of courtship and marriage among the pagan gods. The text provides an understanding of medieval allegory and the components of a medieval education.
language: English
title: Martianus Capella and the Seven Liberal Arts: The Quadrivium of Martianus Capella: Latin Traditions in the Mathematical Sciences
titlecomplete: Martianus Capella and the Seven Liberal Arts: The Quadrivium of Martianus Capella: Latin Traditions in the Mathematical Sciences
genres: Philosophy, Classics, Education
ratings_count: 21
publisher: Columbia University Press