Religion, Education and the Role of Government in Medieval Universities: Lessons Learned or Lost?
Religion, Education and the Role of Government in Medieval Universities: Lessons Learned or Lost? By Kimberly Georgedes Forum on Public Policy, Vol 2:1…
The Medieval Art of Letter Writing: Rhetoric As Institutional Expression
The Medieval Art of Letter Writing: Rhetoric As Institutional Expression By Les Perelman Textual Dynamics of the Professions Historical and Contemporary Studies of…
The Importance of Tang Dynasty Mothers to the Family Education
The importance of Tang Dynasty mothers to the family education was shown in the following aspects: studies and moral character.
Where the Philosopher Finishes, the Physician Begins: Medicine and the Arts Course in Thirteenth-Century Oxford
Where the Philosopher Finishes, the Physician Begins: Medicine and the Arts Course in Thirteenth-Century Oxford By Roger French Dynamis : Acta Hispanica ad…
‘For What Purpose Do They Spend?’ Some Preliminary Thoughts on Penwork Produced by William de Brailes and his Collaborators
‘For What Purpose Do They Spend?’ Some Preliminary Thoughts on Penwork Produced by William de Brailes and his Collaborators Johnston, Cynthia Marginalia, Vol. 9,…
Grammar and Her Children: Learning to Read in the Art of the Twelfth Century
Grammar and Her Children: Learning to Read in the Art of the Twelfth Century Cleaver, Laura Marginalia, Vol. 9, (2009) Abstract The inclusion…
The Role of Riddles in Medieval Education
This paper presents a selection of medieval riddles and discusses the various roles they play in Middle Ages education: from ludus to the relations between aenigmata and the omnipresent religious mentality.
Providers and Educators: The Theory and Practice of Fatherhood in Late Medieval Basel, 1475-1529
Using Basel as a case-study reveals important connections between the various roles that fathers played. Two roles stand out: father as provider and father as educator.
Co-operation and friendship among Byzantine scholars in the circle of Manuel II Palaeologus, as reflected in their autograph manuscripts
Co-operation and friendship among Byzantine scholars in the circle of Manuel II Palaeologus, as reflected in their autograph manuscripts By Charalambos Dendrinos Paper…
Seventh-Century Ireland as a Study Abroad Destination
Did you know that the Emerald Isle attracted swarms of eager foreign students, principally from England, to its monastic schools as early as the seventh century?
The Alfredian Project and its Aftermath: Rethinking the Literary History of the Ninth and Tenth Centuries
The Alfredian Project and its Aftermath: Rethinking the Literary History of the Ninth and Tenth Centuries By Malcolm Godden Proceedings of the British…
Luca Pacioli: the Father of Accounting Education
Luca Pacioli: the Father of Accounting Education Sangster, Alan (Middlesex University Business School, London, UK) Scataglini Belghitar, Giovanna (Balliol College, University of Oxford, UK)…
“Graduating in Paradise”: Robert of Sorbon and the Importance of Universities in the Middle Ages
“Graduating in Paradise”: Robert of Sorbon and the Importance of Universities in the Middle Ages By Jean-Luc Solère Originally published as “Etre licencié…
‘I have traveled a good deal in Norfolk’: Reconsidering Women’s Literacy in Late Medieval England
Many of our received critical beliefs about medieval literacy in general and medieval women’s literacy in particular come from analysis of very rarified texts, mostly those with literary intentions and particularly those in Latin
Session 5: Texts, Rituals and the Social Order – Lantfred’s Swithun and the Fundamentals of Reform: Educating Lay Pilgrims in 10th century Winchester
Lantfred’s Swithun and the Fundamentals of Reform: Educating Lay Pilgrims in 10th century Winchester Christopher Reidel (Boston College) Summary At the height of…
Books as a Source of Medical Education for Women in the Middle Ages
In this essay, I would like to explore the degree to which medical books may have functioned as an alternate source of medical education to women who, because of their sex, could not move within the same social and intellectual circles as men.
Where the Philosopher Finishes, the Physician Begins: Medicine and the Arts Course in Thirteenth-Century Oxford
Where the Philosopher Finishes, the Physician Begins: Medicine and the Arts Course in Thirteenth-Century Oxford By Roger French Dynamis : Acta Hispanica ad…
Learning Medieval Medicine: The Boundaries of University Teaching
Learning Medieval Medicine: The Boundaries of University Teaching By Cornelius O’Boyle Dynamis : Acta Hispanica ad Medicinae Scientiarumque. Historiam Illustrandam, vol. 20 (2000)…
Opportunities for Teaching and Studying Medicine in Medieval Portugal before the Foundation of the University of Lisbon (1290)
Opportunities for Teaching and Studying Medicine in Medieval Portugal before the Foundation of the University of Lisbon (1290) By Iona M. McCleery Dynamis,…
Reading Regina: Revisiting the Education of Upper-Class Women In the Middle Ages
Reading Regina: Revisiting the Education of Upper-Class Women In the Middle Ages By Sarah Peters Lucerna, vol. 1, no. 1 (2006) Introduction: Medieval…
The Intellectual Infrastructures and Networks at Paris in 12th and in early 13th centuries
The Intellectual Infrastructures and Networks at Paris in 12th and in early 13th centuries By Hee-Man Lee Paper given at The Communications and Networks…
Sporting and Recreational Activities of Students in the Medieval Universities
The activities of students who attended these institutions provide historical insights into student life in an era before physical education and organized recreation became part of university education.
Liberty and advocacy in Ennodius of Pavia: the significance of rhetorical education in late antique Italy
Liberty and advocacy in Ennodius of Pavia: the significance of rhetorical education in late antique Italy By S.J.B. Barnish Hommages a Carl Deroux,…
Editorial practice in Smaragdus of St Mihiel’s commentary on the Rule of St Benedict
Editorial practice in Smaragdus of St Mihiel’s commentary on the Rule of St Benedict By Matthew D. Ponesse Early Medieval Europe, Vol.18:1 (2010)…
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…