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Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Good in Good dust jacket; Spine cocked, front hinge cracked, jacket . lightly worn.. 1972. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0226949990 . xv, 400pp. Illustrations. Index. Navy cloth binding. A history of the art of memory from antiquity through the 20th century, including its cultural and literary impacts. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Title Art of Memory
- Author Francis A. Yates
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- Publisher University Of Chicago Press, Chicago
- Date August 1974
- ISBN 9780226949994
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Art of Memory by Francis A. YatesPublisher: University of Chicago Press, 1974ISBN is 9780226949994 / 0226949990Hardcover5.5 x 8.7 inches, 400 pagesThe Art of Memory is a 1966 non-fiction book by British historian Frances A. Yates. The book follows the history of mnemonic systems from the classical period of Simonides of Ceos in Ancient Greece to the Renaissance era of Giordano Bruno, ending with Gottfried Leibniz and the early emergence of the scientific method in the 17th century.According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, its publication was "an important stimulus to the flowering of experimental research on imagery and memory."Modern Library included The Art of Memory on its list of 100 best nonfiction books.---------------------------Dame Frances Amelia Yates, DBE, FBA (28 November 1899 – 29 September 1981) was an English historian of the Renaissance, who wrote books on esoteric history.After attaining an MA in French at University College London, she began to publish her research in…
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