Parisian Scholars in the Early Fourteenth Century A Social Portrait Courtenay

Parisian Scholars in the Early Fourteenth CenturyA Social Portrait\nAuthor(s): William J. Courtenay\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521025102, 978-0521025102\nSynopsis\nThis 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 [tel]. 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 r.