The Power of Mnemonics and the Memory Palace of Mateo Ricci

Blake_W · 01-03-2009, 01:48 AM

I remember reading about mnemonics in the book The Memory Palace of Mateo Ricci (highly recommend this) and again in the Hannibal Lecter books, but don't really see too much else about it. Is it just because this practice has fallen out of vogue? I think its pretty amazing and only dream of one day attaining Ricci's mental real estate.

-Blake

curt · 01-06-2009, 02:06 PM

I just reread Hannibal, and was thinking about this.

At the end of Hannibal, Thomas Harris recommends Frances A. Yates' The Art Of Memory and Jonathan D. Spence's The Memory Palace Of Matteo Ricci. I read Spence's book a long time ago, but never read Yates' though I've heard good things about it.

I'm thinking of digging into this more.

Anyway, you might also enjoy this article by Daniel Levis.

Curt.

01-03-2009, 01:48 AM	#1
Blake_W Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 15 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The Power of Mnemonics and the Memory Palace of Mateo Ricci I remember reading about mnemonics in the book The Memory Palace of Mateo Ricci (highly recommend this) and again in the Hannibal Lecter books, but don't really see too much else about it. Is it just because this practice has fallen out of vogue? I think its pretty amazing and only dream of one day attaining Ricci's mental real estate. -Blake

01-06-2009, 02:06 PM	#2
curt HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 205 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: The Power of Mnemonics and the Memory Palace of Mateo Ricci I just reread Hannibal, and was thinking about this. At the end of Hannibal, Thomas Harris recommends Frances A. Yates' The Art Of Memory and Jonathan D. Spence's The Memory Palace Of Matteo Ricci. I read Spence's book a long time ago, but never read Yates' though I've heard good things about it. I'm thinking of digging into this more. Anyway, you might also enjoy this article by Daniel Levis. Curt.