Memory and Material in Early Modern England

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Rosselli's depiction of the regions of the universe as an ampitheatre 

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Cosimo Rosselli’s Thesaurus Artificiosae Memoriae brings together a focus on the memory arts tradition with the reference technologies that expanded during the sixteenth century, providing a treasury of mnemonics that could be consulted as needed by a reader, such as the one pictured here, which depicts the regions of the universe as an amphitheater, organized by their dominant elements according to early modern elemental science. As a text drawing on the memory arts practices while also adapting to the technologies of its day, the Thesaurus showcases the ongoing adaptation of early modern memory theory to an ever-changing world.