The Art of Memory
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For the general topic known as "Ars memoriae" or "the Art of Memory", see Art of memory.
The Art of Memory
Author(s)
Frances A. Yates
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Publisher
Routledge and Kegan Paul
Publication date
1966
Media type
Print (book)
Pages
400
ISBN
0-226-95001-8
OCLC Number
42905743
Preceded by
Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition
The Art of Memory is a 1966 non-fiction book by British historian Frances A. Yates. The book follows the history of mnemonic systems from the classical period of Simonides of Ceos in Ancient Greece to the Renaissance era of Giordano Bruno, ending with Gottfried Leibniz and the early emergence of the scientific method in the 17th century.
See also [edit]
Method of loci
John Crowley
Art of Memory