Medieval Number Symbolism : Its Sources, Meaning, and Influence on Thought and Expression / Vincent Foster Hopper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hopper, Vincent Foster, author.

Series:

Columbia University Studies in English and Comparative Literature ; 132

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1938]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Studies medieval number symbolism, such as the Pythagorean theory among others, to learn about their sources, meaning, and influence on thought and expression.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Abbreviations

I. Elementary Number Symbolism

II. The Astrological Numbers

III. Pythagorean Number Theory

IV. The Gnostics

V. The Early Christian Writers

VI. Medieval Number Philosophy

VII. The Beauty of Order - Dante

Appendix: Number Symbols of Northern Paganism

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88637-3

OCLC:

1100432826