Adelard of Bath, Conversations with his Nephew: On the Same and the Different, Questions on Natural Science, and On Birds

by Charles Burnett, Italo Ronca, Pedro Mantas España, Baudouin van den Abeele

Overview

This book consists of editions and translations of the three known texts in which Adelard of Bath (c. 1080-1150) addresses his Nephew: an exhortation to the study of the liberal arts that constitute "philosophy" (On the Same and the Different), a dialogue on the nature of things in which rational causes are sought (Questions on Natural Science), and a discussion concerning the upbringing and medication of hawks (On Birds). A preface introduces the works and places them in the context of the Court schools of Norman bishops and dukes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521394710
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/10/1998
Series:	Cambridge Medieval Classics , #9
Pages:	340
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.87(d)

Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. De eodem et diverso (On the Same and the Different); Notes; 2. Questiones naturales (Questions on Natural Science); Notes; 3. De avibus tractatus (Treatise on Birds); Notes; Abbreviations and select bibliography; Index.