The ability to read a book in the University library effectively is determined by your mastery of the relevant language. Personally, I recommend that you master Greek and Latin at 100% first, but others will advise that 51% is sufficient in the beginning. It takes a very long time to obtain 100% in the languages because their knowledge can be gained only in the classroom (not through self-study), and class seats are rare and expensive. Make language study your priority until you have mastered them.
When studying languages at the University, nobles may expect the following gains (divide by 2 if you're not a noble). If the difference between the level of the professor and that of the student is: * more than 50%: the student increases his skill 7 to 12 points
* between 40 and 50 points: an increase of 6 to 10 points
* between 30 and 40: 5 to 8
* between 20 and 30: 4 to 6
* between 10 and 20: 2 to 5 * less than 10: 1 to 3
* less than 0: 0
Reading a book may sometimes increase your knowledge of the language in which the book is written by a few percent if your mastery of this language is approximately 51%. Having your mastery at a much higher or lower level eliminates this possibility. Also, it's best to only read a book that enhances your belief in an idea if you have at least 200 Intelligence, thus obtaining in one reading the highest level of belief. Here are all the various stages of language skill required for the reading of books at the University library:
***Greek:
- 51%:
Reading "The Nicomachean Ethics : I - The Study of the Good" gives "The Good" at 0%
Reading "The Nicomachean Ethics : II -The Virtue" gives "The Virtue" at 0%
Reading "The Nicomachean Ethics : III - Courage and Temperance" gives "Temperance" at 0%
Reading "The Nicomachean Ethics : V - Justice" gives "Justice" at 0%
Reading "The Nicomachean Ethics : VIII - Friendship" gives "Friendship" at 0%
Reading "The Nicomachean Ethics : X - True Happiness" gives "The wise man seeks to find happiness through meditation" at (Int/2)%
Reading "Timaeus" gives "Holy Being is Almighty" at (Int/2)%
- 60%:
Reading "The Symposium" gives "Sensible Beauty is an Image of Eternal Beauty that any Soul has already contemplated once" at (Int/2)%
Reading "Parmenidas" gives "Things are Copies of the Ideas" at (Int/2)%
- 65%:
Reading "Metaphysics Α" gives "Metaphysics is the study of first principles " at (Int/2)%
Reading "The Republic gives "The wise man must take part in the life of the city" (also requires Modern Languages at 65%) at (Int/2)%.
Reading "Physics" gives "Holy Being is Almighty" at (Int/2) %. Attention, it is also necessary to master (at 100%) "Logic"
Reading "Physics" gives "The essence of things is in the things themselves which gives them shape" at (Int/2) %. Attention, it is also necessary to master (at 100%) Logic".
- 85%:
Reading "Metaphysics Z" gives "Metaphysics is the science of what is, as it is: being as being" at (Int/2) %
Reading "Metaphysics Γ (Gamma)" gives "Metaphysics is the science of what is, as it is: being as being" at (Int/2)%
- 89%:
Reading "Metaphysics E" gives "The essence of the things is in the same ones, and gives them form" at (Int/2) %. Attention, it is also necessary to master (at 100%) "Sense of Being".
- Unknown:
Reading "Poetics" gives "Beauty is the result of the harmony and rhythm of divine dimensions" at (Int/2)%.
***Latin:
- 25%:
Reading "De Natura Deorum (On the Nature of the Gods)" gives "Holy Being is Almighty" at (Int/2)%.
- 54% (or possibly lower):
Reading "De Providentia (On Providence)" gives "Holy Being is Almighty" at (Int/2)%.Modern Languagues:
- 25%:
Reading "Parmenidas" gives "Things are Copies of the Ideas" at (Int/2) %.
- 65%:
NOTE: - Some of these books, including Metaphysics Γ (Gamma) and Parmenidas, are unavailable in England, Scotland and Ireland at this time. - It is possible that the percentages listed above are one percent less than the actual level of language ability required for the books listed -- this requires confirmation.
