Following the success of
Quadrivium, Sciencia,
and
Designa
in the acclaimed Wooden Books series,
Trivium
is a compendium of writings on the classical subjects at the heart of a liberal education, bringing the wisdom of the past into the twenty-first century.
The trivium refers to the three liberal arts considered in classical Greece to be the pillars of critical thought: grammar, logic, and rhetoric. Following on the success of
Quadrivium
Sciencia
,
gathers six Wooden Books titles together into a beautiful six-color package that presents ancient wisdom in an accessible way.
will include the books
Euphonics
Grammar
Logic
Rhetoric
Poetic Meter and Form
, and
Ethics
.
Wooden Books was founded in 1999 by designer John Martineau near Hay-on-Wye. The aim was to produce a beautiful series of recycled books based on the classical philosophies, arts and sciences. Using the Beatrix Potter formula of text facing picture pages, and old-styles fonts, along with hand-drawn illustrations and 19th century engravings, the books are designed not to date. Small but stuffed with information. Eco friendly and educational. Big ideas in a tiny space. There are over 1,000,000 Wooden Books now in print worldwide and growing.