[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [Latin](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la) › [Middle Ages (700 – 1500)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval) › [The Indian numerals in Latin](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.numerals) › Alexander of Villedieu, Poem on Algorism # Alexander of Villedieu, Poem on Algorism (Carmen de algorismo) Verse manual of reckoning that opens: 'This present art is called algorismus, in which we use these twice five figures of the Indians'. - **Language:** Latin - **Date:** 1200–1240 CE - **Author:** [Alexander de Villa Dei](https://indike.org/pramana/person/alexander-villedieu) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.numerals.carmen-de-algorismo](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.numerals.carmen-de-algorismo) · Pramāṇa