Martianus Capella and the Seven Liberal Arts. Volume I: The Quadrivium of Martinanus Capella. (Records of Civilization: Sources and Studies, No. 84)

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.