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The four
Livres des procurateurs de la nation germanique de l'Université d'Orléans (1444-1602) are a unique source for the history of European universities. The quarterly reports of the presidents of the association of law students allow us to reconstitute in detail the everyday life of students from the Germanic countries during the Renaissance. From the published first and second 'Livres' between 1444-1567 (same authors, Brill 1971 and 1988) it appears that the alumni got key positions in Church and State in their homelands. The reports of the third 'Livre' for the years 1567-1587 describe the fortunes of the German Nation and the University and offer a unique look at the role of Orleans and its graduates in the religious wars and the growing confessionalisation of Europe.
A propos de l'auteur
Cornelia M. Ridderikhoff, Ph.D. (1981), University of Leiden, main editor of the
Textes des rapports of the Premier and Deuxième Livre des procurateurs de la nation germanique de l'Université d'Orléans (Brill 1971 and 1988). She also participated in the redaction and edition of the Briefwisseling (correspondance) of Hugo Grotius (RGP, The Hague 1985-2001).
Hilde de Ridder-Symoens, Ph.D. (1969), Ghent University, collaborator of the
Premier Livre des procurateurs de la nation germanique de l'Université d'Orléans (Brill 1971), em. professor in medieval and early modern history at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Ghent Universiteit. She has published on university history and schooling in Europe and the Low Countries.
Chris L. Heesakkers, Ph.D. (1976), Leiden University, em. professor of neo-Latin language and literature. Collaborator of the
Deuxième Livre des procurateurs de la nation germanique de l'Université d'Orléans (Brill 1988). He has published monographs, editions, translations and many articles on Dutch humanists and academics.
