De modo legendi.
The Art of Dividing
The method of reading is defined as division, which is accomplished through both partitioning and investigation.
The method of reading consists in dividing. Division is made both by partitioning and by investigation.
Partitioning and Investigation
Partitioning divides by distinguishing confused things, while investigation divides by uncovering hidden things.
By partitioning, we divide when we distinguish those things that are confused. By investigating, we divide when we uncover those things that are hidden.
Read the original Latin
Modus legendi in dividendo constat. divisio fit et partitione et investigatione. partiendo dividimus quando ea quae confusa sunt distinguimus. investigando dividimus quando ea quae occulta sunt reseramus.
Didascalicon de Studio Legendi (On the Study of Reading) companion
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