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English: Originally published in "Thesavrvs Artificiosae Memoriae", by COSMAS ROSSELLIUS (d. 1578)

Venice, Antonio Padovani, 1579.

Published posthumously, Thesaurus is in the mediaeval tradition of memory systems. Particularly favorable to the Dantesque type of memory loci, Rossellius encourages the mnemonist to picture in his mind Hell and Paradise with the vividness of a Renaissance painting. He also advocates the use of the constellations as loci. The usual visual alphabet is given extensive treatment. In this context Rossellius describes a digital alphabet, or sign manual, for the fingers. Accompanying the description are five woodcuts containing the earliest known representation of a digital sign language. Together with Host von Romberch, Rossellius became one of the most widely read and influential writers of the sixteenth century on the art of memory. (Adams R803; BMC Italian books p. 588; Young p. 307)

(above description from http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/rarebooks/semeiology/memory.html)
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