TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hopper,Vincent F.
TI  - Medieval number symbolism: : its sources, meaning, and influence on thought and expression
SN  - 0486414302
AV  - BF1623.P9 H53 2000 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Mineola, NY
PB  - Dover Publications
KW  - Civilization, Medieval
KW  - FAST
KW  - Symbolism of numbers
KW  - fast
KW  - Mysticism
KW  - Middle Ages
N1  - Originally published: New York : Columbia University, 1938, in series: Columbia University studies in English and comparative literature; Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-232) and index; 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
N2  - '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....'
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/dover031/00043029.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1317/00043029-t.html
ER  -