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

by Jerome Taylor · 1127

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

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philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thiseducationeducationMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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religionreligionMore like thisLess of thisChristianChristianMore like thisLess of this
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medievalmedievalMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 254 pages

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