| Florence and Its University During the Early Renaissance: Contributor(s): Davies, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004110038 ISBN-13: 9789004110038 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $197.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1998 Annotation: This book makes a substantial contribution to the study of Florentine history. It answers an important but hitherto unresolved question: why did the Florentine Republic keep a university in its capital city between 1385 and 1473 rather than follow the example of other Italian states in maintaining a university in a subject town? Based on a wide range of newly-found sources, it discloses that the University owed its survival to the support of the Florentine elite, especially the Medici family and its followers. It reveals systematically the close ties between the University and major developments in the social, economic, political, ecclesiastical, and cultural life of Florence and Florentine Tuscany. The appendices fill some of the greatest gaps in our knowledge of the University, identifying administrators, students, examiners, and teachers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Architecture | Interior Design - General - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 378.455 |
| LCCN: 98018524 |
| Series: Education and Society in the Middle Ages and Renaissance |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.52" W x 9.58" (1.29 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book makes a substantial contribution to the study of Florentine history. It answers an important but hitherto unresolved question: why did the Florentine Republic keep a university in its capital city between 1385 and 1473 rather than follow the example of other Italian states in maintaining a university in a subject town? Based on a wide range of newly-found sources, it discloses that the University owed its survival to the support of the Florentine elite, especially the Medici family and its followers. It reveals systematically the close ties between the University and major developments in the social, economic, political, ecclesiastical, and cultural life of Florence and Florentine Tuscany. The appendices fill some of the greatest gaps in our knowledge of the University, identifying administrators, students, examiners, and teachers. |