Herman Dalmatin – the Bridge Builder Between East and West

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Division of Istria according to Herman’s comments from his translation of Abu Ma’shar’s Introductiorum maius in astronomy. However, the Renaissance did not happen “overnight”, it started long before through the works of people who, with their fighting spirit, broke the dogmatic image of the world in which they lived and thus, consciously or unconsciously, paved … Read more

Boethius – The Consolation of Philosophy

Part of a miniature depicting Boethius teaching. Medieval transcript of The Consolation of Philosophy. Boethius’ life Manlius Anicius Severinus Boethius, the last great philosopher of antiquity, born in 480 AD, will make it possible through his works for at least a part of ancient learning to be transmitted to the Middle Ages, which “officially” began … Read more