Publikace na Filozofická fakulta |
2022
Abstrakt
Using two late medieval treatises from Bohemia as examples, the study presents various ways of creating images in the context of the art of memory, showing a tension between relying on common, generally shared associations which the mind easily interprets, and using rare, personal connections which are imprinted in one's mind more deeply. The tension remains unresolved: both methods are applied in the art of memory, the actual choice seems to be ad hoc.
Both types of associations provide a unique and so far neglected insight into the medieval mind.