Ian McNeely on Reinventing Knowledge from Alexandria to the Internet
Professor Ian McNeely discusses the book written by him and Lisa Wolverton “Reinventing Knowledge”. This event took place August 15, 2008, as part…
What the West has won by the Fall of Byzantium?
In the following I shall attempt to present at least a broad evaluation of the impact Greek scholars had on the acculturation of Hellenic humanism in the late fifteenth and the early decades of sixteenth century Italy.
Inventing the Lollard Past : The Afterlife of a Medieval Sermon in Early Modern England
This essay explores the evolving significance of a famous fourteenth-century Paul’s Cross sermon by Thomas Wimbledon in late medieval and early modern England and its transmission from manuscript to print.
The Pursuit of Knowledge in Carolingian Europe
Alcuin, an Anglo-Saxon born around 730 and educated at York, represents part of that transformation. Many like him who had been educated in the cathedral and monastic schools of England, Ireland, Spain, and Italy no doubt had been destined to replace their own masters. Instead, as adults they found themselves transplanted to the kingdoms of the Franks, where their learning, pedagogical skills, and books were put to a new task.
The Construction of Islamic-Education Institutions in Mamluk Gaza
The Construction of Islamic-Education Institutions in Mamluk Gaza By Hatim Mahamid Nebula, Vol. 4:4 (2007) Introduction: The development of educational institutions and main…
1367: The Founding of the Spanish College at Bologna
1367: The Founding of the Spanish College at Bologna By Berthe M. Marti Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Proceedings of the Southeastern Institute of…
Medical Education in the Middle Ages
Examines how medicine was taught throughout the Middle Ages, from the end of the Roman Empire to the 15th century, including the role of universities.
Religion and culture in classical Islam and the Christian West
Religion and culture in classical Islam and the Christian West By George Makdisi Religion and Culture in Medieval Islam, edited by Richard G.…
The Study of Canon Law and the Eclipse of the Lincoln Schools, 1175–1225
The Study of Canon Law and the Eclipse of the Lincoln Schools, 1175–1225 By Frans Van Liere History of Universities, edited by Mordechai…
Courtesy Books, Comedy, and the Merchant Masculinity
Courtesy Books, Comedy, and the Merchant Masculinity of Oxford Balliol College MS 354 Rogers, Janine Medieval Forum Vol.1 (2002) Abstract This article examines courtesy…
The Shift of Medical Education into the Universities
We want to trace the relationships between the development of universities and the professionalization of medical practice. I shall focus on the first phase of this lengthy process, largely the period between 1200 and 1400.