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Quadrivium: The Four Classical Liberal Arts of Number, Geometry, Music, & Cosmology (Wooden Books) Hardcover – October 26, 2010

by Miranda Lundy (Author), Daud Sutton (Author), Anthony Ashton (Author),

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The quadrivium-the classical curriculum-comprises the four liberal arts of number, geometry, music, and cosmology. It was studied from antiquity to the Renaissance as a way of glimpsing the nature of reality. Geometry is number in space; music is number in time; and cosmology expresses number in space and time. Number, music, and geometry are metaphysical truths: life across the universe investigates them; they foreshadow the physical sciences.

Quadrivium is the first volume to bring together these four subjects in many hundreds of years. Composed of six successful titles in the Wooden Books series-Sacred Geometry, Sacred Number, Harmonograph, The Elements of Music, Platonic & Archimedean Solids, and A Little Book of Coincidence-it makes ancient wisdom and its astonishing interconnectedness accessible to us today.

Beautifully produced in six different colors of ink, Quadrivium will appeal to anyone interested in mathematics, music, astronomy, and how the universe works.

Wooden Books was founded in 1999 by designer John Martineau near Hay-on-Wye. The aim was to produce a beautiful series of recycled books based on the classical philosophies, arts and sciences. Using the Beatrix Potter formula of text facing picture pages, and old-styles fonts, along with hand-drawn illustrations and 19th century engravings, the books are designed not to date. Small but stuffed with information. Eco friendly and educational. Big ideas in a tiny space. There are over 1,000,000 Wooden Books now in print worldwide and growing.

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The five authors whose books comprise QUADRIVIUM are Miranda Lundy, Anthony Ashton,, Jason Martineau, Daud Sutton, and John Martineau.

Series: Wooden Books
Hardcover: 416 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA; 64437th edition (November 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0802778135
ISBN-13: 978-0802778130
Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.5 x 7.9 inches
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Average Customer Review: 157 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- #5 in Books > Science & Math > Mathematics > Geometry & Topology
- #7 in Books > Arts & Photography > Music > Theory, Composition & Performance > Appreciation

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BRANDEN

Great Book

August 2, 2016

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I love this book. Full of great information and illustrations. It got four stars because at the top of the spine it was bent when I got it. I ordered this one and Sciencia and they both came with defects. Sciencia had bent page corners at the top when I received it. Also be careful with the book becauae the type of material it is made out of will scratch and get scuffed easily.

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Steven Makar

Great product, Miranda Lundy is able to take these ...

July 13, 2017

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Great product, Miranda Lundy is able to take these arts and reduce them down to their bare bones, what they functioned as in ancient times, how their functions have changed, and how you can understand them. I felt my education of some of these subjects was lacking so I took to ordering this book and studying myself, I have read a lot of it and it's a great read. Please note, some of wooden books are just sections taken out from this book, so before you order other books from them ensure that you aren't getting the same texts in this book. The writing is simply brilliant and she somehow makes the subjects I found dullest in school, actually interesting and relevant.

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Wendy M Mackey

Explore the Geometric Dance of Life

February 3, 2018

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My book arrived neatly packed and without damage of any kind. Quadrivium is a jam packed resource for the newly interested or seasoned veteran of how our world works from not only a philosophical perspective but the mathematical as well. Love it! The inclusion of ancient and historical etchings was a major treat. The language of sound and the beauty of resonance here on Terra Firma and Celestial all in this book ready to be explored.

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eden

contains 6 books inside, that are also found separately ...

May 15, 2015

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contains 6 books inside, that are also found separately: "sacred number", "sacred geometry", "platonic & archimedean solids", her monograph", "the elements of music" and "a little book of coincidence"

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Nick Heller

Couldn't be happier

December 14, 2010

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I am thrilled with this edition. I own The Golden Section and Ruler and Compass, which I love. They don't delve deeply into their subjects, but they cover an incredible breadth of topics. You can read them cover to cover, or you can just open up to any page and find all sorts of treasures in the text and illustrations. Quadrivium is a collection of 6 books from Wooden Press, Sacred Geometry, Sacred Number, Harmonograph, The Elements of Music, Platonic & Archimedean Solids, and A Little Book of Coincidence... the value alone is unbelievable, as each of these books retails $12... Quadrivium retails $20 and Amazon sells it for $12, so its basically a 6 for 1 deal. I've quoted Quadrivium in school papers, found inspiration in it for art class, and I pick it up in my spare time because it is so interesting. I highly recommend this to people of all ages, it makes a wonderful addition to any library.

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K Holden

Really cool information presented in a way that really makes you ...

December 4, 2017

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Really cool information presented in a way that really makes you think differently. It opens your mind if you let it. Gorgeous book cover! Great price.

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joanne baldwin

THIS IS A MIND SPLIT BOOK

May 9, 2017

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THIS BOOK MAKES YOU SEE THE WORLD IN A VERY DIFFERENT WAY. I LOVE IT AND WANT TO GET THE OTHERS NOW.

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Denise R. Becknell

This is an awesome book for anyone who is interested in math

June 11, 2015

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This is an awesome book for anyone who is interested in math, science, music or design! The book itself is wonderfully designed and the information in it is just awesome! It is hours of amazing discovery and knowledge!

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