Project Gutenberg 2016-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 258 Brehaut, Ernest 1873 1953 An encyclopedist of the dark ages: Isidore of Seville Produced by Clarity, Ramon Pajares Box and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "An Encyclopedist of the Dark Ages: Isidore of Seville" by Ernest Brehaut is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the contributions of Isidore of Seville, a key figure in the intellectual landscape of the early Middle Ages, particularly through his work, the "Etymologies". It discusses the influence of Isidore’s writings on the preservation and transmission of knowledge during a time when secular learning was often overshadowed by superstition and religious dogma. The opening of the work provides context for Isidore's significance as a bishop and scholar during the culmination of the Dark Ages, detailing the intellectual challenges he faced and his reliance on ancient texts to compile knowledge. Brehaut introduces the concept of the "Etymologies" as Isidore’s major work, a comprehensive encyclopedia summarizing existing knowledge while reflecting the state of learning in his era. The introduction further establishes Isidore’s life amidst the socio-political landscape of Spain, urging the necessity for a deeper understanding of the intellectual struggles and advancements that characterized this pivotal time in European history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Thesis (Ph. D.) Isidore, of Seville, Saint, -636 PA Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages 710571 2025-07-20T14:11:31.154223 text/html 694250 2024-10-23T00:12:37 text/html 432397 2025-07-20T14:11:44.125672 application/epub+zip 435721 2025-07-20T14:11:33.566757 application/epub+zip 300339 2025-07-20T14:11:32.430711 application/epub+zip 627819 2025-07-20T14:11:50.643682 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569213 2025-07-20T14:11:42.957681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434738 2022-09-23T12:59:10.715193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526657 2025-07-20T14:11:29.064243 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 506753 2024-10-23T00:12:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17334 2025-07-20T14:11:50.805623 application/rdf+xml 13478 2025-07-20T14:11:32.596910 image/jpeg 2260 2025-07-20T14:11:32.514721 image/jpeg 439237 2025-07-20T14:11:31.209242 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog