Author: ISODORE OF SEVILLE. Fear, Andrew & Jamie Wood. (eds).
Title: Isidore of Seville and his reception in the early Middle Ages. Transmitting and transforming knowledge.
Description: [Amsterdam], Amsterdam University Press, [2016]. 236 pp. Orig. hardcover (pictorial boards). (Late antique and early medieval Iberia). [ISBN: 978-90-8964-828-0].New price at the publisher € 106,--. Isidore of Seville (560-636), a Visigothic scholar and cleric, was a crucial figure in the preservation and sharing of classical and early Christian knowledge. His compilations of the works of earlier authorities formed an essential part of monastic education for centuries. This volume represents a cross section of the various approaches scholars have taken toward Isidore's writings. The essays explore his sources, how he selected and arranged them for posterity, and how his legacy was reflected in later generations' work across the early medieval West. Rich in archival detail, this collection provides a wealth of interdisciplinary expertise on one of history's greatest intellectuals.

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