{"product_id":"9780802778130","title":"Quadrivium: The Four Classical Liberal Arts of Number, Geometry, Music, \u0026 Cosmology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA unique presentation of ancient knowledge; a glorious gift book in the Wooden Books series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuadrivium\u003c\/i\u003e 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-\u003ci\u003eSacred Geometry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSacred Number\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarmonograph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Elements of Music\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlatonic \u0026amp; Archimedean Solids\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Little Book of Coincidence\u003c\/i\u003e-it makes ancient wisdom and its astonishing interconnectedness accessible to us today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully produced in six different colors of ink, \u003ci\u003eQuadrivium\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to anyone interested in mathematics, music, astronomy, and how the universe works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWooden 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370051768381,"sku":"9780802778130","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780802778130_p0.jpg?v=1771580030","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780802778130","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}