Jouer en temps de guerre. Le cas du De Viribus Quantitatis du mathématicien Luca Pacioli (1445-1517)

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关键词: histoire des sciences;    histoire de l'art;    jeu;    XVe siècle;    XVIe siècle;    jeux mathématiques;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This thesis proposes a new interpretation of the ethical culture of games as a form and norm of social life in the 15th and 16th centuries, based on a case study of the mathematician Luca Pacioli (1445-1517) and in particular his last treatise, De Viribus Quantitatis (1496-1508), a rich collection of games and puzzles intended as mental exercises for the young. The historical significance of this treatise is examined in light of the specific context of its composition, and a new reading is proposed. To this end, the present study is structured around two main questions: the source analysis of a painting - the famous double portrait of Luca Pacioli accompanied by an unknown young man - and the analysis of a particular textual form, an imposing list of names of illustrious men present for the lecture on Euclidian geometry which Pacioli delivered for the Scuola di Rialto. The first highlights the Montefeltro court in Urbino around 1495, and the second, Venice in 1508, when the friar delivered his famous lesson in the Church of San Bartolomeo in Rialto. Reflections regarding these two types of sources, and the series of questions that follow, define a precise chronological arc corresponding to the years consecrated by Luca Pavioli to the composition of his treatise of games and puzzles: the DVQ. This unique treatise is studied here as a useful case study for defining the methods and modalities of a broader investigation spanning multiple disciplines including the history of representation, textual history, the history of theories and pedagogical practice, the history of science and technology, and finally, the history of "ludicita"

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