Parisian Scholars in the Early Fourteenth Century - A Social Portrait

Klappentext This study of the social! geographical and disciplinary composition of the scholarly community at the University of Paris in the early fourteenth century is based on the reconstruction of a remarkable document: the financial record of tax levied on university members in the academic year 1329 1330. Containing the names! financial level and often addresses of the majority of the masters and most prominent students! it is the single richest source for the social history of a medieval university before the late fourteenth century. After a thorough examination of the financial account! the history of such collections! and the case (a rape by a student) that precipitated legal expenses and the need for a collection! the book explores residential patterns! the relationship of students! masters and tutors! social class and levels of wealth! interaction with the royal court and the geographical background of university scholars. Zusammenfassung Based on newly reconstructed documentation for the University of Paris! this book is the most detailed study of the social composition of a medieval university at a single point in time ever attempted! exploring both the socio-economic background of medieval university education and the history and topography of medieval Paris. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of maps and figures; Preface; Introduction: Paris in 1329; Part I. The Recovery and Context of a Document: 1. The computus of 1329-1330; 2. Collectae and university finance; 3. Precipitating event: the rape of Symonette; Part II. A window in a Lost World: 4. Academic space: the topography of the university community; 5. Lodging and residential patterns; 6. The sociology of the university community; 7. The geographical origins of the university community; Conclusion; Part III. Biographical Register: Appendices; Select bibliography; Indexes.

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• Authors: William J. Courtenay, William J. (University of Wisconsin Courtenay, Courtenay William J.
• Assisted by: Christine Carpenter (Editor), Rosamond Mckitterick (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.2006
• EAN: 9780521025102
• ISBN: 978-0-521-02510-2
• No. of pages: 308
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval; Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; European History, CE period up to c 1500, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher