For Dante and other people in the Middle Ages, numbers had a different set of connotations than they do for moderns. The symbolism of numbers was both widespread and profoundly ingrained in the culture.

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Medieval Number Symbolism : Its Sources, Meaning, and Influence on Thought and Expression, Paperback by Hopper, Vincent F., ISBN 0486414302, ISBN-13 9780486414300, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Reprint of the 1938 classic (which is cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed ). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

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Medieval Number Symbolism : Its Sources, Meaning, and Influence on Thought and Expression, Paperback by Hopper, Vincent F., ISBN 0486414302, ISBN-13 9780486414300, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Reprint of the 1938 classic (which is cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed ). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

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