Article ID: CBB174453623

Geometry and Genre in Columella (2017)

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Columella's discussion of land measurement in Book 5 of the Res rustica does more than explain how to calculate the areas of variously shaped fields. This geometrical excursus allows the author to delimit and transgress the boundaries of res rustica by injecting practical handbook mathematics into his otherwise highbrow manual, whose audience comprises both the practical farmer and the leisured litterateur. Columella displays his mastery of all aspects of agriculture while simultaneously elevating the literary status of geometrical calculation, creating a text that is technical yet transcends generic constraints.

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Authors & Contributors
Nikolantonakis, Konstantinos
Migliorato, Renato
Di Giacomo, Francesco
Benedetto Scoppola
Bick, Katharina
Daniele Pasquazi
Concepts
Mathematics
Geometry
Agriculture
Philosophy
Solid geometry
Medicine
Time Periods
Ancient
3rd century
Places
Greece
Roman Empire
Rome (Italy)
Middle and Near East
Egypt
China
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