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As formas da história: a doutrina agostiniana das seis idades do mundo e algumas de suas visualizações no século XII

2011; UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO; Issue: 165 Linguagem: Inglês

10.11606/issn.2316-9141.v0i165p121-149

2316-9141

Élisa Brilli,

Philosophy and Historical Thought

This article studies the theory of the six ages of the world, formulated by Augustine and widespread in the medieval West. After analysing Augustine’s formulations, on the basis of his multiple sources, the text examines the three illuminated manuscripts, all dated to the twelfth century, that sought to give visual form to this conception of history.