artes

The expression artes liberales, chiefly used during the Middle Ages, does not mean arts as we understand the word at this present day, but those branches of knowledge which were taught in the schools of that time.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

The first group is considered to be the elementary group, whence these branches are also called artes triviales, or trivium, i.e. a well-beaten ground like the junction of three roads, or a cross-roads open to all.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

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Painting, sculpture, and the rest of the artes plásticos are well-supported here.

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Painting, sculpture, and the rest of the artes plásticos are well-supported here.

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Painting, sculpture, and the rest of the artes plásticos are well-supported here.

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Painting, sculpture, and the rest of the artes plásticos are well-supported here.

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The inscription is the same on all three medals: "Inventas vitam juvat excoluisse per artes" (loosely translated, "And they who bettered life on earth by new found mastery.")

Nobel Prize Anniversary on stamp 2010

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Painting, sculpture, and the rest of the artes plásticos are well-supported here.

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