simplicitate

Some have proposed that our Northern European understanding of "simplicitate" is generally too tied to the idea of plainness and lack of (by modern standards let us recall) ornamental qualities and that what was rather intended is more a dignity and harmony of parts.

Contextualizing "Noble Simplicity" 2009

[Krantzius Munster] In simplicitate sancta vitam agunt, cum nihil amplius qu鎟ant qu鄊 natura concedit.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

[Krantzius Munster] In simplicitate sancta vitam agunt, cum nihil amplius quærant quàm natura concedit.

A briefe commentarie of Island, by Arngrimus Ionas 2003

Savonarola in his De simplicitate vitae humanae (ed. Lyon [1638], III, 1, 87) who asserted that what in fact belongs to art is only that which does not imitate nature

MIMESIS W. TATARKIEWICZ 1968

“Imperitus,” saith he, “sermone est, et non scientia, apostolicum virum ex ipso sermone exprimens, tam sensuum nomine quam simplicitate verborum.”

The Doctrine of the Saints��� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed 1616-1683 1966

[258] Novellae, 22 (praefatio): Antiquitas equidem non satis aliquid de prioribus aut secundis perserutabatur nuptiis, sed licebat et patribus et matribus et ad plures venire nuptias et lucro nullo privari, et causa erat in simplicitate confusa.

A Short History of Women's Rights From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions. Eugene A. Hecker

Nec solum dabo carminum nitorem, sed taedis genialibus dicabo doctam atque ingenio tuo decoram qualem blanda Venus daretque Iuno; forma, simplicitate, comitate, 85 censu, sanguine, gratia, decore, et uestros hymenaeon ante postis festis cantibus ipsa personabo.

Lucan's Birthday 1912

Quo fit, ut ne trinitas quidem substantialiter de deo praedicetur; non enim pater trinitas (qui enim pater est, filius ac spiritus sanctus non est) nec trinitas filius nec trinitas spiritus sanctus secundum eundem modum, sed trinitas quidem in personarum pluralitate consistit, unitas uero in substantiae simplicitate.

The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius 1908

Ordo namque fatalis ex prouidentiae simplicitate procedit.

The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius 1908

Quoniam igitur omne iudicium secundum sui naturam quae sibi subiecta sunt comprehendit, est autem deo semper aeternus ac praesentarius status; scientia quoque eius omnem temporis supergressa motionem in suae manet simplicitate praesentiae infinitaque praeteriti ac futuri spatia complectens omnia quasi iam gerantur in sua simplici cognitione considerat.

The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius 1908