The text approaches the idea of labour in the classifications of knowledge (13th-16th c.), especially concerning liberal and mechanical arts. The authors addressed show an increased interest in manual work. The mechanical arts, in a first moment and starting from Hugh of Saint Victor are included in the cognitive ascent to God (Bonaventure) or in the theoretical philosophy as subaltern sciences (Kilwardby); in a second moment, also the «sordid and sedentary arts» are also part of a renewed educational project (Poliziano). In parallel, the valorisation of some mechanicae emerges in the dispute on the arts paragon. While certain authors aim to elevate the «drawing arts» to the liberal status (Alberti, Varchi), Leonardo da Vinci recognises painting as a leading liberal art.
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Chapter Title
Classificazioni e paragone delle arti tra Medioevo e Rinascimento
Authors
Amalia Salvestrini
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0319-7.39
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Publication Year
2024
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Book Title
Idee di lavoro e di ozio per la nostra civiltà
Editors
Giovanni Mari, Francesco Ammannati, Stefano Brogi, Tiziana Faitini, Arianna Fermani, Francesco Seghezzi, Annalisa Tonarelli
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Number of Pages
1894
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0319-7
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0245-9
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0319-7
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0320-3
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
Series E-ISSN
2704-5919