Hunt Janin

The University in Medieval Life, 1179-1499

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Produktbeschreibung

The university is indigenous to Western Europe and is probably the greatest and most enduring achievement of the Middle Ages. Much more than stodgy institutions of learning, medieval universities were exciting arenas of people and ideas. They contributed greatly to the economic vitality of Oxford, Cambridge, and other university cities and served as the birthplace for some of the era's most effective minds, laws and discoveries. This survey traces the growth of the largest medieval universities of Bologna, Paris, and Oxford, along with the universities of Cambridge, Padua, Naples, Montpellier, Toulouse, Orleans, Angers, Prague, Vienna and Glasgow. Covering the years 1179 1499, it discusses common traits of medieval universities, major figures associated with each, and the role of the university in medieval life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 383g
• ISBN-13: 9780786434626
• ISBN-10: 0786434627
• Artikelnr.: 23570290

Autorenporträt

Hunt Janin is an American writer living in southwestern France. He has written numerous nonfiction and scholarly books on a range of subjects, including medieval history and cross-cultural studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Setting the Stage: Medieval Life     
I. MEDIEVAL UNIVERSITIES: AN OVERVIEW     
II. THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA     
III. LEGAL SCHOLARS AT BOLOGNA     
IV. THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS     
V. THREE SCHOLARS AND A HERETIC (OR A SAINT)     
VI. THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD     
VII. LUMINARIES AT OXFORD     
VIII. TEN OTHER UNIVERSITIES     
IX. MEDIEVAL UNIVERSITIES AND HUMANISM     
X. THE IMPACTS OF THE UNIVERSITIES ON MEDIEVAL LIFE     
Appendix 1. A University Student's Possessions     
Appendix 2. Three Excerpts from Peter Abelard's Historia Calamitatum (The
Story of My Misfortunes)     
Appendix 3. John of Garland on "How Students Should Behave"     
Appendix 4. The Pecia System     
Appendix 5. Two Letters of 21 November 1430 from the University of
Paris     
Appendix 6. Medieval Requirements for Becoming a Physician     
Chronology     
Glossary     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index