The Rise of Universities
Haskins classic 1923 text has been reprinted with a new introduction by Lionel S. Lewis (an author of books on education). Haskins' essay (it was first delivered as a lecture) outlines the mores, curriculum, and examinations of medieval universities. The rise of universities in the Middle Ages is linked to present day institution of higher learning by Haskins and in Lewis's introduction.

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The Rise of Universities
Haskins classic 1923 text has been reprinted with a new introduction by Lionel S. Lewis (an author of books on education). Haskins' essay (it was first delivered as a lecture) outlines the mores, curriculum, and examinations of medieval universities. The rise of universities in the Middle Ages is linked to present day institution of higher learning by Haskins and in Lewis's introduction.

Annotation © Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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The Rise of Universities

The Rise of Universities

by Charles Homer Haskins
The Rise of Universities

The Rise of Universities

by Charles Homer Haskins

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Haskins classic 1923 text has been reprinted with a new introduction by Lionel S. Lewis (an author of books on education). Haskins' essay (it was first delivered as a lecture) outlines the mores, curriculum, and examinations of medieval universities. The rise of universities in the Middle Ages is linked to present day institution of higher learning by Haskins and in Lewis's introduction.

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ISBN-13: 9783368918729
Publisher: Outlook Verlag
Publication date: 08/28/2023
Pages: 60
Product dimensions: 5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.14(d)

About the Author

Charles Homer Haskins was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, in 1870. He taught at the Johns Hopkins University, the University of Wisconsin, and Harvard University, where he also served as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences between 1908 and 1924. His books include Norman Institutions (1918), Studies in the History of Science (1924), The Renaissance of the Twelfth Century (1927), and Studies in Medieval Culture (1929). He died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1937.

Table of Contents

Part I: The Earliest Universities
Introduction
Bologna and the South
Paris and the North
The mediaeval inheritancePart II:The Mediaeval Professor
Studies and text-books
Teaching and examinations
Academic status and freedomPart III: The Mediaeval Student
Sources of information
Student manuals
Student letters
Student Poetry
ConclusionBibliographical Note
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