ID: 901000940 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000940	Record Type: Literature

	De Arithmetica (treatise, Boethius, 6th century)

Note: Based on Greek handbooks by Nicomachus of Gerasa, a 1st-century-CE Palestinian mathematician. Boethius intended to pass on the great Greco-Roman culture to future generations by writing manuals on music and astronomy, geometry, and arithmetic. Among ancient authors upon whom he drew were Porphyry and Iamblichus. Several of Boethius' writings were popular.during the Middle Ages

Display Date: 6th century

Names:

	De Arithmetica (treatise, Boethius, 6th century) (preferred,English,D)

Hierarchical Position:

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		........<Literary works: Scientific, Instructional, Encyclopedia> (P)
		............De Arithmetica (treatise, Boethius, 6th century) (P)

Other Relationships:

	author is .... Boethius (Roman philosopher, senator, ca. 480–524 or 525 CE)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	topic is .... arithmetic
	.....(mathematics, science (modern discipline), science and related disciplines, disciplines (concept), Disciplines (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... astronomy
	.....(physical sciences, natural sciences, science (modern discipline), science and related disciplines, disciplines (concept), Disciplines (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... geometry
	.....(mathematics, science (modern discipline), science and related disciplines, disciplines (concept), Disciplines (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... treatise
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	De Arithmetica (treatise, Boethius, 6th century)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Source for image http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/223030/virgil-master-boethius-instructs-a-young-boy-in-arithmetic-french-about-1405/
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)