Depictions of Virtues and Vices as Mnemonic Devices

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Solivan, Jennifer
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Solivan, Jennifer;
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(2017)
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Depictions of Virtues and Vices as Mnemonic Devices.
Imago temporis: medium Aevum, 2017, núm. 11, p. 159-192.
https://doi.org/10.21001/itma.2017.11.06.
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The purpose of this article is to explore the reach of mnemonics practices and the
idea of mental images in illuminated manuscripts, specifically in five illuminated
manuscripts of the Psychomachia that are dated between the 9th and 10th century.
During the Middle Ages, mnemonics were a key point for learning. Many Literature
scholars have studied the relationship between mnemonics and virtues and vices,
and how mental images of these allegories aided the memory. Within the monastic
culture, the mental images of the virtues and vices helped monks to learn and
memorize the moral teachings of the Church. It suggests that the illuminations in
these five manuscripts were meant as mnemonics devices for the monks, especially
those that could not read at all.
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