The King's Hall Within the University of Cambridge in the Later Middle Ages

by Alan B. Cobban

Overview

A detailed study of the King's Hall, Cambridge, from its foundation in the early fourteenth century until its dissolution in 1546. It is based largely on the 26 extant volumes of the King's Hall accounts which form one of the most remarkable sequences of medieval collegiate records in Europe. The rich profusion of the material has made it possible to reconstruct the economic, constitutional and business organisation of a medieval academic society, thereby providing for the college that same kind of exhaustive treatment which has been lavished upon other categories of medieval institutions. Dr Cobban discusses the vital contribution made by the King's Hall to the evolution of the University of Cambridge and shows how the interpretation of medieval Cambridge history has to be considerably modified. He demonstrates the important formative influence of the King's Hall in shaping the course of English collegiate development and the ways in which this College was finely attuned to the new educational trends of the age.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521021869
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	01/11/2007
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Third Series , #1
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	388
Product dimensions:	5.39(w) x 8.46(h) x 0.83(d)

Table of Contents

General editor's preface; Author's preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Origins; 2. The King's Hall: educational significance; 3. Relations with the University and the ecclesiastical authorities; 4. The King's Hall accounts: internal economy; 5. Constitutional organisation; 6. Aspects of collegiate life in the King's Hall; 7. Careers of the wardens and some of the notable scholars; Conclusion; Appendix; Plates; Bibliography; Index.