GIORDANO BRUNO

GIORDANO BRUNO THE NOLAN Bruno frequently styled himself "The Nolan," referring to his birthplace, Nola, near Naples.

ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE ART OF LULL

SECOND SECTION.

The Plan. Chapter 1.

5       Now looking not to the book, but to the art itself (which is to be elucidated and completed by us), we set forth the alphabet of the art and its memorization; likewise the first figure Lull's "First Figure" (Figure A) usually represents the attributes of God or absolute principles like Goodness and Greatness. and its image, the second figure and its easy and ready conception, the third figure and the logic of its arrangement so that it does not escape the mind of the one reasoning, the fourth figure which we form with a specific layout, and the table The "Table" is a grid used to systematically list all possible combinations of the principles. which presents itself to all with its numbers and orders in such a way that it requires no other instruction for the memory, and the 7^v questions following in a natural order.

On the Alphabet. Chapter 2.

15       Just as writing and reading consist of their own elements original: "elementis"; here meaning letters of the alphabet., so too do judgment and discovery original: "inventio"; in the classical tradition, this is the art of finding or "inventing" arguments for a topic., which are attempted through this and many other arts. Therefore, the elements of this art are—not without consideration—represented by grammatical letters, which are nine in number: B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K. B itself is left as the primary letter because A is already occupied to signify the first figure. Each of these elements signifies, first of all, a subject...