Parisian scholars in the early fourteenth century : a social portrait / William J. Courtenay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Courtenay, William J., author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 41.

Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Université de Paris--History.

Université de Paris.

Education, Medieval--France--Paris.

Education, Medieval.

Education, Higher--Social aspects--France--Paris--History.

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 284 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 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.

Contents:

Introduction: Paris in 1329

1. The Computus of 1329-1330

Dating the computus

Relationship of computus to university population

2. Collectae and University Finance

3. Precipitating Event: The Rape of Symonette

4. Academic Space: The Topography of the University Community

The parish of St-Benoit

From Cordeliers to the Seine: the parishes of St-Cosme and St-Andre

The parish of St-Severin

The parish of St-Hilaire

5. Lodging and Residential Patterns

Cui bono? Taxationes domorum and rent control

The socii

Tutors, family, and familia

Residential choice

6. The Sociology of the University Community

Rich and poor

Student dignitaries

The king's men: university clerks and royal service

7. The Geographical Origins of the University Community

The thirteenth-century pattern

The witness of the 1329-30 computus

App. 1. The computus of 1329-30

App. 2. Analysis of the computus text.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-261) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-107-11636-8

0-511-00755-8

1-280-15370-9

0-511-11735-3

0-511-14936-0

0-511-32444-8

0-511-49628-1

0-511-05169-7

OCLC:

437072464