The Etymologies of Isidore of Seville
Title | The Etymologies of Isidore of Seville PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 488 |
Release | 2006-06-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1139456164 |
This work is a complete English translation of the Latin Etymologies of Isidore, Bishop of Seville (c.560–636). Isidore compiled the work between c.615 and the early 630s and it takes the form of an encyclopedia, arranged by subject matter. It contains much lore of the late classical world beginning with the Seven Liberal Arts, including Rhetoric, and touches on thousands of topics ranging from the names of God, the terminology of the Law, the technologies of fabrics, ships and agriculture to the names of cities and rivers, the theatrical arts, and cooking utensils. Isidore provides etymologies for most of the terms he explains, finding in the causes of words the underlying key to their meaning. This book offers a highly readable translation of the twenty books of the Etymologies, one of the most widely known texts for a thousand years from Isidore's time.
A Companion to Isidore of Seville
Title | A Companion to Isidore of Seville PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Fear |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 687 |
Release | 2019-11-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004415459 |
A standard work in nineteen chapters from leading international scholars on bishop Isidore of Seville (d. 636), addressing the contexts in which the seventh-century bishop lived and worked, exploring his key works and activities, and finally considering his later reception.
The Medieval World of Isidore of Seville
Title | The Medieval World of Isidore of Seville PDF eBook |
Author | John Henderson |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 13 |
Release | 2007-02-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0521867401 |
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On the Nature of Things
Title | On the Nature of Things PDF eBook |
Author | Saint Isidore (of Seville) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781781382936 |
Isidore of Seville's On the Nature of Things, the first attempt by a Christian author to present an account of the physical universe - the heavens, planets and stars, earth and its physical features, weather and time - played an exceptionally influential role in the assimilation of classical science into the emerging Christian culture of medieval Europe.
Isidore of Seville
Title | Isidore of Seville PDF eBook |
Author | Saint Isidore (of Seville) |
Publisher | Paulist Press |
Pages | 150 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780809105816 |
"This latest volume in the Ancient Christian Writers series offers an English translation of Isidore of Seville's De Ecclesiasticis Officiis, an invaluable source of information ahout liturgical practice and church offices in the seventh century."--BOOK JACKET.
The Unknown Neighbour
Title | The Unknown Neighbour PDF eBook |
Author | Wolfram Drews |
Publisher | |
Pages | 406 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
This analysis of the theological positions of Isidore of Seville provides new insights into the political instrumentalization of religion in Visigothic Spain. Catholicism served as the main component of the "proto-national" agenda of the Gothic monarchy.
Isidore of Seville's Etymologies: Complete English Translation
Title | Isidore of Seville's Etymologies: Complete English Translation PDF eBook |
Author | Saint Isidore (of Seville) |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 404 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1411665236 |
This encyclopedia by the seventh century bishop of Seville, an important source for the history of intellectual culture in the early middle ages, gathers together the elements of secular learning and adds a great deal of ecclesiastical information. Its wide use in medieval education is attested by the more than a thousand extant manuscripts, second only to the number of manuscripts of the Bible.Isidore sets out the etymology or true meaning of words - to him, the fundamental means to all knowledge.