De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii, liber IX
Description:... An encyclopedia of the seven liberal arts in the form of an allegory representing the marriage of Mercury and Philologia, who is attended by seven bridesmaids personifying the liberal arts.The story of the allegory is introduced in the first two books. The seven following books are devoted to a description of the persons and attributes of the seven bridesmaids , Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric, Geometry, Arithmetic, Astronomy, and Music.
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