The Book of Memory is a wide-ranging 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 to the Renaissance. The medieval assumption that human learning is above all based in memorative processes had profound implications for the contemporary understanding of all creative activity, and the social role of literature and art. Dr Carruthers looks at models for the ...
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The Book of Memory is a wide-ranging 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 to the Renaissance. The medieval assumption that human learning is above all based in memorative processes had profound implications for the contemporary understanding of all creative activity, and the social role of literature and art. Dr Carruthers looks at models for the understanding of memory, examines scholastic and early humanist adaptations of classical mnemotechniques, and throughout offers examples from the works of Dante, Chaucer, Aquinas and others. This study by a literary scholar draws upon insights from a variety of disciplines, including modern hermeneutical theory, art history and codicology, psychology and anthropology, the histories of medicine, education, and of meditation and spirituality. It will be important to students in all these fields who value interdisciplinary approaches to historical material.
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Add this copy of The Book of Memory: a Study of Memory in Medieval to cart. $14.10, good condition, Sold by HPB-Red rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Cambridge University Press.
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Add this copy of The Book of Memory: a Study of Memory in Medieval to cart. $15.00, good condition, Sold by BARNABY rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Oxford, OXFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2002 by Cambridge University Press.
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Good Condition. Book is slightly skewed. One or two superficial marks to cover. Occasional pencil marks in pencil on a few pages only. Otherwise sound. Publisher's note: This is a wide-ranging 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 to the Renaissance. Size: 22.9 x 15.3 x 3 cm. xiv, 393 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Civilization, Medieval; Memory; ISBN: 0521429730. ISBN/EAN: 9780521429733. Add. Inventory No: 241009SHY0237704.
Add this copy of The Book of Memory: a Study of Memory in Medieval to cart. $16.71, good condition, Sold by agoodealofbooks rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from ypsilanti, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Cambridge University Press.
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Good. Very clean softcover. no marks. clean text. solid binding. very light wear. ISBN matches listing FAST SHIPPING W/ CONFIRMATION. NO PRIORITY OR INTERNATIONAL ORDERS OVER 4LBs.
Add this copy of The Book of Memory: a Study of Memory in Medieval to cart. $16.74, very good condition, Sold by HPB Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Cambridge University Press.
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Add this copy of The Book of Memory: a Study of Memory in Medieval to cart. $18.92, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by Cambridge University Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 750grams, ISBN: 9780521429733.
Add this copy of The Book of Memory: a Study of Memory in Medieval to cart. $21.99, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Emerald rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Cambridge University Press.
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Add this copy of Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature: the Book of to cart. $23.53, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1992 by Cambridge University Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN: 9780521429733.
Add this copy of The Book of Memory: a Study of Memory in Medieval to cart. $26.50, very good condition, Sold by Eighth Day Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wichita, KS, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Cambridge University Press.
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Very Good. The Book of Memory examines the development and use of mnemonic devices, Both in the conventional sense of mental memory techniques, but also in a fascinatingly broad sense of new objects such as desks, shelves, writing objects, indexes, dictionaries, certain types books and illuminated manuscripts, and much more, that facilitated the exercise of memory. Medieval culture's valuation of memory over creativity (in contrast to modern tendencies) and its use of writing as a means to enhance memorization rather than as a replacement for memory, are major themes in Carruthers' work. The cultivation of the virtues through the interiorization of sacred texts was the goal of mnemonic ''technologies'' that developed especially in the twelfth century. 393 pp. Light cover wear, firm binding, pristine text.
Add this copy of The Book of Memory: a Study of Memory in Medieval to cart. $29.00, very good condition, Sold by BookHouse On-Line rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Minneapolis, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Cambridge University Press.
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Very Good+ Size: 6x1x8; Very good+ paperback copy (NOT ex-library). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text clean, pages bright. Exterior looks great, shelfwear is minimal. 1994 printing. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
