Verkkothe art in this volume seeks to memorise through a technique of impressing 'places' and 'images' on memory. It has usually been classed as. Verkkoinherited and recorded by the romans, this art of memory passed into the european tradition, to be revived, in occult form, during the renaissance and particularly by. Verkkofor centuries, mnemonics, or the art of memory, was an essential technique for conveying information. Until the invention of printing, stories were often recounted. Verkkoin this classic study of how people learned to retain vast stores of knowledge before the invention of the printed page, frances a. Yates traces the art of memory from its. Verkkomemory is not just about the past; It is equally, if not more so, about the present and the future and how they all interconnect with each other. Verkkothe art of memory by frances yates is a classic book from 1966 about the history of memory techniques in european culture. Verkkothis book, the first to relate the art of memory to the history of culture as a whole, was revolutionary when it first appeared and continues to mesmerize readers with its.
