In antiquity and the Middle Ages, memory was a craft, and
certain actions and tools were thought to be necessary for its
creation and recollection. Until now, however, many of the most
important visual and textual sources on the topic have remained
untranslated or otherwise difficult to consult. Mary Carruthers and
Jan M. Ziolkowski bring together the texts and visual images from
the twelfth through the fifteenth centuries that are central to an
understanding of memory and memory technique. These sources are now
made available for a wider audience of students of medieval and
early modern history and culture and readers with an interest in
memory, mnemonics, and the synergy of text and image.The art of
memory was most importantly associated in the Middle Ages with
composition, and those who practiced the craft used it to make new
prayers, sermons, pictures, and music. The mixing of visual and
verbal media was commonplace throughout medieval cultures: pictures
contained visual puns, words were often verbal paintings, and both
were used equally as tools for making thoughts. The ability to
create pictures in one's own mind was essential to medieval
cognitive technique and imagination, and the intensely pictorial
and affective qualities of medieval art and literature were
generative, creative devices in themselves.
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