The "Iter Italicum" and the Northern Netherlands: Dutch Students at Italian Universities and Their Role in the Netherlands' Society (1426-1575)

The iter italicum, the peregrinatio academica to prestigious Italian universities, holds a special place in the history of late-medieval universities. Students from all over Europe flocked to the studia on the peninsula, including several well-known - but how many more unknown? scholars and humanists from the Northern Netherlands. Nevertheless, this group of adventurous students has not yet been honoured with a monograph.
This volume fills that gap. It provides the first comprehensive analysis of the nature of the iter italicum from the Northern Netherlands in the late-medieval period. Through a systematic investigation of the academic activities, background, and careers of 640 many hitherto unknown - students, the author unravels the character of the iter italicum and its place in, and contribution to, society and culture in this transitional period for the Low Countries.

Product details

• Authors: Ad Tervoort
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2004
• EAN: 9789004141346
• ISBN: 978-90-04-14134-6
• No. of pages: 442
• Dimensions: 173 mm x 244 mm x 34 mm
• Weight: 975 g
• Series: Education and Society in the M
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design