An encyclopedist of the dark ages: Isidore of SevilleBrehaut, Ernest
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An encyclopedist of the dark ages: Isidore of Seville
Brehaut, Ernest
Isidore, of Seville, Saint, -636; Thesis (Ph. D.)
5. Bearing of Isidore’s educational scheme on the development
of the universities 88
PART II
THE ETYMOLOGIES
BOOK I
ON GRAMMAR
Introduction 89
Analysis 92
Extracts 95
BOOK II
1. ON RHETORIC (chs. 1–21)
Introduction 105
Analysis 107
Extracts 111
2. ON LOGIC (chs. 22–30)
Introduction 113
Analysis 115
Extracts 115
BOOK III
1. ON ARITHMETIC (chs. 1–9)
Introduction 123
Extracts (chs. 1–9) 125
2. ON GEOMETRY (chs. 10–14)
Introduction 131
Translation (chs. 10–14) 132
3. ON MUSIC (chs. 15–23)
Introduction 134
Extracts (chs. 15–23) 136
4. ON ASTRONOMY (chs. 24–71)
Introduction 140
Extracts (chs. 24–71) 142
BOOK IV
ON MEDICINE
Introduction 155
Extracts 158
BOOK V
1. ON LAWS (chs. 1–25)
Introduction 164
Extracts (chs. 1–25) 166
2. ON TIMES (chs. 28–39)
Introduction 173
Extracts (chs. 28–39) 175
BOOKS VI-VIII
[THEOLOGY]
Introduction 183
Analysis 184
Extracts—Book VI. On the Books and Services of the
Church 185
Extracts—Book VII. On God, the Angels and the
faithful 192
Extracts—Book VIII. On the Church and the different
sects 196
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