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Cassiodorus (490-c.585: On Classical Learning 562 AD

Linked to here are excerpts from the first book of Cassiodorus' Institutes written about 562 AD. In this book, Cassiodorus explores the idea of Christian scriptural study undertaken by heirs of a tradition of such interpretation embodied in an ideal library. Accordingly he presents an analytical bibliography of works known to him, most of them actually present in his monastery library on the southernmost coast of Italy.

The excerpts included (1) the preface in which he outlines his vision; (2) the table of contents of the first book devoted to scripture study; (3) a representative bibliographical chapter, that dealing with the Psalter; and (4) his description of his monastery, its physical situation, and something of its spirit.

 

    See translation by James W. and Barbara Halporn at Georgetown here.

    Internet Archive version here.

 

This text is part of the Internet Medieval Source Book. The Sourcebook is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted texts related to medieval and Byzantine history.

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Paul Halsall Mar 1996, text removed October 28 1998
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