Parisian scholars in the early fourteenth century
Subtitle: a social portrait
By: William J. Courtenay.
Series: Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ;; 4th ser.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Cambridge, U.K; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Université de Paris -- History.; Education, Medieval -- France -- Paris.; Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- France -- Paris -- History.
Description: "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 a 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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-261) and indexes.