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Ars Brevis
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Foreword
ARS BREVIS
The abridged
version of Ars Generalis Ultima
"God, with your grace,
wisdom and love, here begins the abridged Art, which is an image of the
General Art."
And the
General Art begins thus:
"God, with your
supreme perfection, here begins the General Art."
We wrote
Ars Brevis to facilitate the understanding of Ars Magna. Once Ars Brevis
is understood, Ars Magna as well as other Arts become easy to know and
learn.The subject of this Art consists
in answering all questions, on the condition that the meanings of the terms
are known.
This
book is divided into the same thirteen parts as Ars Magna:
1.
the alphabet
2.
the figures
3.
the definitions
4.
the rules
5.
the table
6.
evacuating figure three
7.
multiplying figure four
8.
the mixture of principles and rules
9.
the nine subjects
10. applying
this Art
11. questions
12. how
to learn this Art
13. how
to teach it

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