Project Gutenberg 2016-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 105 Brehaut, Ernest 1873 1953 An encyclopedist of the dark ages: Isidore of Seville Produced by Clarity, Ramon Pajares Box and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "An Encyclopedist of the Dark Ages: Isidore of Seville" by Ernest Brehaut is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the contributions of Isidore of Seville, a key figure in the intellectual landscape of the early Middle Ages, particularly through his work, the "Etymologies". It discusses the influence of Isidore’s writings on the preservation and transmission of knowledge during a time when secular learning was often overshadowed by superstition and religious dogma. The opening of the work provides context for Isidore's significance as a bishop and scholar during the culmination of the Dark Ages, detailing the intellectual challenges he faced and his reliance on ancient texts to compile knowledge. Brehaut introduces the concept of the "Etymologies" as Isidore’s major work, a comprehensive encyclopedia summarizing existing knowledge while reflecting the state of learning in his era. The introduction further establishes Isidore’s life amidst the socio-political landscape of Spain, urging the necessity for a deeper understanding of the intellectual struggles and advancements that characterized this pivotal time in European history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Thesis (Ph. D.) Isidore, of Seville, Saint, -636 PA Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Language & Communication 710404 710398 2024-09-21T12:55:14.379147 2023-09-22T09:53:05.875960 text/html text/html 714463 2016-03-20T09:30:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 406617 2016-03-20T09:30:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 432410 2024-09-21T12:55:29.064049 application/epub+zip 435857 2024-09-21T12:55:17.022148 application/epub+zip 300474 2024-09-21T12:55:15.801130 application/epub+zip 627865 2024-09-21T12:55:36.379034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569063 2024-09-21T12:55:27.709080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434738 2022-09-23T12:59:10.715193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526836 526668 2024-09-21T12:55:11.661165 2023-09-22T09:53:03.217963 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 526806 2016-03-20T09:30:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 194089 2016-03-20T09:30:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18427 2024-09-21T12:55:36.545142 application/rdf+xml 13478 2024-09-21T12:55:15.978141 image/jpeg 2260 2024-09-21T12:55:15.893116 image/jpeg 439180 2024-09-21T12:55:14.441124 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog