The Book of Memory: A Study of Memory in Medieval Culture by Patrick Boyde, Mary Carruthers, Alastair J. Minnis

The Book of Memory: A Study of Memory in Medieval Culture

Patrick Boyde, Mary Carruthers, Alastair J. Minnis

407 pages first pub 1990 (editions)

nonfiction history psychology informative slow-paced
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New insights into the role of memory in the medieval world are revealed in this wide-ranging study that draws on a range of examples from Dante, Chaucer, and Aquinas to the symbolism of illuminated manuscripts.

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