ABSTRACT
A survey o f scientific writing produced during the Latin M iddle Ages is indeed a daunting task, for beyond the length of the period under investigation and the variety of the cultural settings and influences, medieval writers produced an astonishing variety of works that can under m ost definitions be construed as scientific in character. As a result, this section will not attempt to survey com prehensively the achievements of all such authors in the M iddle Ages, or even the canon of 'celebrated’ figures in medieval science. Rather, the goal will be to assess the various styles of scientific writing, with exam ples drawn from medi eval works. The notes and bibliography are intended to provide initial sources for investigating the literary output of many of these authors, both individually and collectively, and to provide materials that assist in a better understanding of the cultural foundation for medieval scientific writing.
