Hopper, Vincent F.  1906-1976 <br/><br/>
Medieval number symbolism  : its sources, meaning, and influence on thought and expression 
/ Vincent Foster Hopper. 
 - Mineola, NY:  Dover Publications,  2000. 
 - xii, 241p.;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: New York : Columbia University, 1938, in series: Columbia University studies in English and comparative literature. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-232) and index. 
<br/><br/>1 Elementary number symbolism. -- 2 The astrological numbers. -- 3 Pythagorean number theory. -- 4 The Gnostics. -- 5 The early Christian writers. -- 6 Medieval number philosophy. -- 7 The beauty of order-Dante. -- Appendix: Number symbols of Northern paganism 
<br/><br/> 'For Dante and other people in the Middle Ages, numbers had a different set of connotations than they do for moderns.  The symbolism of numbers was both widespread and profoundly ingrained in the culture....' 
<br/><br/> Paperback 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0486414302 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00043029 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civilization, Medieval<br/>Symbolism of numbers<br/>Mysticism--Middle Ages
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BF1623.P9 H53 2000