Lines of Thought: Branching Diagrams and the Medieval Mind, Hardcover - Ayelet Even-Ezra

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Focusing on the works of 'Abdisho' of Nisibis, bishop and polymath of the Church of the East, this study examines the intellectual strategies emplo...

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Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): David McNeillNumber of pages: 423Publication date: 1996Dimensions: 229 x 162 x 23Cover type: P...

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One of the world's foremost writing teachers invites readers on a joyful journey into the reading and origins of haiku A haiku is three simple line...

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