A History of the University in Europe: Volume 1, Universities in the Middle Ages

This is the first of four volumes that will comprise A History of the University in Europe, covering the development of the university in Europe (East and West) from its origins to the present day. No other up-to-date, comprehensive history of this type exists: its originality lies in focusing on a number of major themes viewed from a European perspective, and in its interdisciplinary, collaborative and transnational character. Volume I, covering the Middle Ages, places the medieval European universities in their social and political context. After explaining the number and types of universities from their origins in the twelfth century to around 1500, it examines the inner workings as an institution and paints a general picture of medieval student life. A History of the University in Europe covers the development of the university in Europe (East and West) from its origins to the present day. No other up-to-date, comprehensive history of this type exists: its originality lies in focusing on a number of major themes viewed from a European perspective, and in its interdisciplinary, collaborative and transnational character. Volume 1, covering the Middle Ages, places the medieval European universities in their social and political context. After explaining the number and types of universities from their origins in the twelfth century to around 1500, it examines the inner workings as an institution and paints a general picture of medieval student life. Volume 2 attempts to situate the universities in their social and political context throughout the three centuries spanning the period 1500 to 1800. Volume 3 shows that by focusing on the freedom of scientific research, teaching and study, the medieval university structure was modernized and enabled discoveries to become a professional, bureaucratically-regulated activity of the university. This opened the way for the victorious march of the natural sciences, and led to student movements--resulting in the university being ultimately cast in the role of a citadel of political struggle in a world-wide fight for freedom. - Publisher Cover Copyright Contents List of maps Contributors and editors Reader's guide Bibliographical abbreviations used in notes Foreword Acknowledgements Part I: Themes And Patterns 1. Themes 2. Patterns Part II: Structures 3. Relations With Authority 4. Management And Resources 5. Teachers Part III: Students 6. Admission 7. Student Education, Student Life 8. Careers Of Graduates 9. Mobility Part IV: Learning 10. The Faculty Of Arts 11. The Faculty Of Medicine 12. The Faculties Of Law 13. The Faculty Of Theology Epilogue: The Rise Of Humanism Editors' note on the indexes Name index Geographical and subject index v. 1. Universities in the middle ages / editor, Hilde de Ridder-Symoens v. 2. Universities in early modern Europe (1500-1800) / editor, Hilde de Ridder-Symoens v. 3. Universities in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (1800-1945) / editor, Walter Rüegg v. 4. Universities from 1945 to the present / editor, Walter Rüegg. No period in the history of universities has been more intensively studied than the Middle Ages.