Abbo of Fleury and Ramsay: Commentary on the Calculus of Victorius of Aquitaine [Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi, 15]

ABBO OF FLEURY AND RAMSEY (Ed: Peden)

ISBN 10: 0197262600 / ISBN 13: 9780197262603

Published by Oxford University Press - for the British Academy, 2003

About this Item

pp.liii, 159p, a Fine hardback [0197262600].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Abbo of Fleury and Ramsay: Commentary on the Calculus of Victorius of Aquitaine [Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi, 15]
• Publisher: Oxford University Press - for the British Academy
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0197262600
• ISBN 13: 9780197262603
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mathematics

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Synopsis

This is the first edition to provide the complete text of both the fifth-century Calculus of Victorius of Aquitaine and Abbo of Fleury's Commentary on it (written 980/5). These two works shed light on the early history of mathematics, before the introduction of Arabic numerals. This edition (which includes an English summary of the text) is crucial for our current reappraisal of Abbo of Fleury as a major figure of the tenth century, who had a profound impact on later medieval English thought.

About the Author

A.M. Peden is an Honorary Lecturer, University of Glasgow.