Martianus Capella and the Seven Liberal Arts, Vol. 1: The Quadrivium of Martianus Capella, Latin Trad. (Records of Western Civilization Series)

Part of a detailed compendium of late-Roman learning in each of the seven liberal arts, set within an amusing mythological-allegorical tale of courtship and marriage among the pagan gods. The text provides an understanding of medieval allegory and the components of a medieval education.