Quadrivium - The Four Classical Liberal Arts... [Hardback]

Description: Quadrivium - The Four Classical Liberal Arts of Number, Geometry, Music, & Cosmology [Hardback] Various authors ~ The quadrivium-the classical curriculum-comprises the four liberal arts of number, geometry, music, and cosmology. It was studied from antiquity to the Renaissance as a way of glimpsing the nature of reality. Geometry is number in space; music is number in time; and comology expresses number in space and time. Number, music, and geometry are metaphysical truths: life across the universe investigates them; they foreshadow the physical sciences.Quadrivium is the first volume to bring together these four subjects in many hundreds of years. Composed of six successful titles in the Wooden Books series-Sacred Geometry, Sacred Number, Harmonograph, The Elements of Music, Platonic & Archimedean Solids, and A Little Book of Coincidence-it makes ancient wisdom and its astonishing interconnectedness accessible to us today.Beautifully produced in six different colors of ink, Quadrivium will appeal to anyone interested in mathematics, music, astronomy, and how the universe works.Wooden Books was founded in 1999 by designer John Martineau near Hay-on-Wye. The aim was to produce a beautiful series of recycled books based on the classical philosophies, arts and sciences. Using the Beatrix Potter formula of text facing picture pages, and old-styles fonts, along with hand-drawn illustrations and 19th century engravings, the books are designed not to date. Small but stuffed with information. Eco friendly and educational. Big ideas in a tiny space. There are over 1,000,000 Wooden Books now in print worldwide and growing. ~ Review"Music to the eye" - The New York Times. "Fascinating" - Financial Times. "Excellent" - New Scientist. "Genuinely mind-expanding" - Fortean Times. "Engaging and accessible" - Seattle Times. "Beautiful" - London Review of Books. "Rich and artful" - The Lancet.Book DescriptionA unique presentation of ancient knowledge; a glorious gift book in the Wooden Books series.About the AuthorThe five authors whose books comprise QUADRIVIUM are Miranda Lundy, Anthony Ashton,, Jason Martineau, Daud Sutton, and John Martineau.

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Subtitle: The Four Classical Liberal Arts: Number, Geometry, Music (Art), & Cosmology

Subject Area: Mathematics, Geometry, Music, Cosmology

Book Title: Quadrivium

Publication Name: Quadrivium - Liberal Arts - Number, Geometry, Music, Cosmology

Publisher: Wooden Books

Subject: Art, General Knowledge, Geometry, Mathematics, Music, Self-Study, Cosmology, Classical Liberal Arts, Quadrivium, Autodidact, Autodidactic

Publication Year: 2010

Series: Wooden Books

Type: Textbook

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Author: Daud Sutton, Anthony Ashton, John Martineau, Jason Martineau, Miranda Lundy

Educational Level: Adult & Further Education, A Levels

Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Features: Illustrated

Unit Quantity: 1

Number of Pages: 409 Pages