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Liberal arts (Medieval studies)

Scope note

Use for the studies comprising the trivium and quadrivium in the Middle Ages, usually arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, music, grammar, rhetoric, and logic.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300054582

Broader Terms used

<disciplines: Medieval>

Narrower Terms used

quadrivium
trivium

Term used for

arts, liberal

Created

13yrs ago

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