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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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 their host cities and served as birthplaces 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, this work discusses common traits of medieval universities, their major figures, and their roles in medieval life. Zusammenfassung Offers an overview of medieval universities. This book traces the growth of selected universities! including the universities of Bologna! Paris! and Oxford! along with ten lesser known universities such as the universities of Padua! Naples! Angers! Prague! and Glasgow. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 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 ...
