In Authority and Imitation Mark Kauntze presents a new reading of the twelfth-century Cosmographia of Bernard Silvestris, showing how this allegory of creation adapted ancient authorities to contemporary debates about natural philosophy.

Mark Kauntze is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Bristol, where he was awarded a Ph.D. in Historical Studies in 2008. He has published articles on Bernard Silvestris and Augustine of Hippo.