The Didascalicon of Hugh of Saint Victor: A Guide to the Arts

Hugh Of Saint Victor

ISBN 10: 0231096305 / ISBN 13: 9780231096300

Published by Columbia University Press, 1991

About this Item

The book is complete and readable, with all pages and cover intact. Dust jacket, shrink wrap, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may have light notes, highlighting, or minor water exposure, but nothing that affects readability. May be an ex-library copy and could include library markings or stickers.

Seller Inventory # BSM.13ZM6

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Didascalicon of Hugh of Saint Victor: A Guide to the Arts
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231096305
• ISBN 13: 9780231096300
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

This is the first complete translation into English of Hugh of St. Victor's Didascalicon, composed in the late 1130's.

From the Back Cover

This is the first complete translation into English of Hugh of Saint Victor's Didascalicon. Composed in the late 1130s, the Didascalicon selects and defines all of the important areas of knowledge, demonstrating that not only are these areas essentially integrated, but that in their integrity they are necessary for the attainment of human perfection and divine destiny.