The <i>Scholica graecarum glossarum</i> and Martianus Capella
Patrizia Lendinara
It is well known that the Carolingian royal family inspired and promoted a cultural revival of great consequence. The courts Charlemagne his successors welcomed lively gatherings scholars who avidly pursued knowledge learning, while education became booming business in monastic centres, which were under protection family. Scholarly emphasis was placed upon Latin language, religion, liturgy, but works classical late antique authors collected, studied, commented with similar zeal. A text read by ninth-century an almost unrivalled enthusiasm Martianus Capella’s De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii, encyclopedia seven liberal arts embedded within mythological framework marriage between Philology (learning) Mercury (eloquence). Several commentary traditions testify to work’s popularity ninth century. Martianus’s treats wide range secular subjects, including mythology, movement heavens, numerical speculation, ancient tradition on each arts. its exceptionally rich provide focus this volume, addresses both textual material found margins manuscripts, broader intellectual context texts early medieval world.
Cultural encounters in late antiquity and the Middle Ages