Medieval number symbolism : its sources, meaning, and influence on thought and expression / Vincent Foster Hopper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hopper, Vincent F. (Vincent Foster), 1906-1976.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Symbolism of numbers--History--To 1500.

Civilization, Medieval.

Symbolism of numbers.

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 241 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2000.

Summary:

Detailed examination of number symbolism's derivation from elementary roots and astrological sources, the adoption and elaboration of number philosophy by the early Church Fathers, Dante's use of number symbolism, and more.

Contents:

I. Elementary Number Symbolism 3

II. The Astrological Numbers 12

III. Pythagorean Number Theory 33

IV. The Gnostics 50

V. The Early Christian Writers 69

VI. Medieval Number Philosophy 89

VII. The Beauty of Order

Dante 136.

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Columbia University, 1938, in series: Columbia University studies in English and comparative literature.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-232) and index.

ISBN:

0486414302

OCLC:

44413540