A restoration of the
liberal arts
education
Guided by the
Jesuit Ratio Studiorum of 1599
Edited by @dnixty
What This Is
Modern interpretations of classical education are mostly wrong. They often follow theories invented in the 20th century, not the curriculum actually used in the schools of Europe. I began this project to give my sons a true classical education, rooted in the original texts and practices, and to make that tradition live again.
Guided by the Jesuit Ratio Studiorum of 1599, I am making available the very books once used in the colleges of early modern Europe, drawn from my private collection of 16th-17th century editions. Beyond digitisation, I add glosses, macrons, and other tools to make these texts usable again for study and teaching.
All resources here are public domain, made freely available so that others may study the very curriculum that once formed Europe's ruling and intellectual elite.