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Explorations in the History of Machines and MechanismsProtoepistemology of Mechanical Engineering in Cassiodorus’ Variae or Mission Impossible at Theoderic’s Court

Explorations in the History of Machines and Mechanisms: Protoepistemology of Mechanical... [Starting from the early 6th century CE, the Roman patrician Cassiodorus writes a conspicuous corpus of letters, entitled Variae, on behalf of his sovereign, the Ostrogoth Theoderic, and of his successors. These official letters, intended to show the king’s positive attitude towards other members of the court or to foster political relationships with foreign monarchs, offer the well-educated author the opportunity to address high-profile cultural issues. In one letter of the collection, he sings the praises of mechanical engineering, described as one of the most inspiring and powerful arts, competing none less than with nature.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Explorations in the History of Machines and MechanismsProtoepistemology of Mechanical Engineering in Cassiodorus’ Variae or Mission Impossible at Theoderic’s Court

Part of the History of Mechanism and Machine Science Book Series (volume 32)
Editors: López-Cajún, Carlos; Ceccarelli, Marco
Ambrosetti, N.
Explorations in the History of Machines and Mechanisms — Apr 16, 2016
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
ISBN
978-3-319-31182-1
Pages
17 –29
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-31184-5_3
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Abstract

[Starting from the early 6th century CE, the Roman patrician Cassiodorus writes a conspicuous corpus of letters, entitled Variae, on behalf of his sovereign, the Ostrogoth Theoderic, and of his successors. These official letters, intended to show the king’s positive attitude towards other members of the court or to foster political relationships with foreign monarchs, offer the well-educated author the opportunity to address high-profile cultural issues. In one letter of the collection, he sings the praises of mechanical engineering, described as one of the most inspiring and powerful arts, competing none less than with nature.]

Published: Apr 16, 2016

Keywords: Mechanics; Engineering; Cassiodorus; Theoderic; Archimedes; Letters; Ostrogoth; Liberal arts; Mechanical arts; Boëthius; Clock; Machine

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