| Adelard of Bath, Conversations with His Nephew Contributor(s): Burnett, Charles (Editor), Ronca, Italo (Contribution by), España, Pedro Mantas (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0521394716 ISBN-13: 9780521394710 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $111.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Science | History - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 509.021 |
| LCCN: 97044298 |
| Series: Cambridge Medieval Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.28 lbs) 340 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book consists of editions and translations of the three known texts in which Adelard of Bath (c. 1080-1150) addresses his Nephew: an exhortation to the study of the liberal arts that constitute philosophy (On the Same and the Different), a dialogue on the nature of things in which rational causes are sought (Questions on Natural Science), and a discussion concerning the upbringing and medication of hawks (On Birds). A preface introduces the works and places them in the context of the Court schools of Norman bishops and dukes. |