The History of the University of Oxford: Volume II: Late Medieval Oxford [Hardcover]

J. I. Catto (Editor), Ralph Evans (Editor), T. H. Aston (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1993 | ISBN-10: 0199510121 | ISBN-13: 978-0199510122

The History of the University of Oxford is an authoritative and comprehensive history of one of Britain's most important and influential institutions. Volume II examines the University during the late Middle Ages, when scholasticism was at its height. The expert contributors explore the academic pursuits of the scholars of Oxford: theology, primarily, but also philosophy, mathematics, law and medicine. They examine the nature of everyday life during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries--the finances and administration of the colleges, their architecture, and the individuals who lived and worked in them. This is the definitive study of the medieval University of Oxford and a major contribution to scholarship.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Its 800-odd pages contain a wealth of material for late-medieval intellectual and social history, a collection that in its range and depth is unique not only among university histories of this period but also as an intensive study of a period insufficiently known as yet even to cultural historians."--American Historical Review

"The presentation of this volume is superb, with excellent maps and plans and thirty well-chosen plates, illustrating manuscripts as well as architecture...This volume will soon acquire its deserved status as the reference work for late medieval Oxford."--Albion

About the Author

J. I. Catto is at Oriel College, Oxford.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 906 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0199510121
• ISBN-13: 978-0199510122
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,768,246 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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