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title: The Seven Liberal Arts
author: Herrad von Landsberg
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12359/the-seven-liberal-arts/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Seven Liberal Arts

_Authored by Herrad von Landsberg_

## Image File

[![The Seven Liberal Arts](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12359.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12359.jpg)

## Image Caption

Education personified. [Philosophy](https://www.worldhistory.org/philosophy/) sits in the center surrounded by the Seven Liberal Arts: Rhetoric, Dialectic, Grammar, Mathematics, Geometry, [Music](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Music/), and Astronomy. Illustration from "Hortus deliciarum" by Herrad von Landsberg (c. 1180 CE).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Landsberg, H. v. (2020, June 11). The Seven Liberal Arts. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12359/the-seven-liberal-arts/>
### Chicago
Landsberg, Herrad von. "The Seven Liberal Arts." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 11, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12359/the-seven-liberal-arts/>.
### MLA
Landsberg, Herrad von. "The Seven Liberal Arts." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Jun 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12359/the-seven-liberal-arts/>.

## License & Copyright

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