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The Church Fathers · c. 410–430
The Marriage of Philology and Mercury
De Nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii
Martianus Capella
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What it is
An allegorical wedding at which each of the seven liberal arts appears as a bridesmaid and delivers a summary of her discipline.
Why it lasted
It fixed the seven liberal arts as the shape of Western education for a thousand years, and was a school text throughout the Middle Ages.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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