Ancient History & Archaeology

The Art of Memory

Frances A. Yates

History of mnemonic systems and their intellectual roles.

Subject matter

Memory; images; Renaissance thought

Culture / tradition

Western esotericism

Publication / composition

1966

Edition publication year

Not specified

Historical figures

Not specified

Historical timeframe

Classical Era (500 BCE–500 CE) · 500 BCE – 1699 CE

Broad placement: classical antiquity through the 1600s.