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Florence and its University during the Early Renaissance
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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.
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.
Jonathan Davies, Ph.D. (1993) in History, University of Liverpool, is British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Leeds. His publications include Marsilio Ficino: Lecturer at the Studio fiorentino (Renaissance Quarterly 40, 1992: 785-790).
'...a solid book, based on a thorough mastery of the archival material.'
David A. Lines, Early Science and Medicine, 1999.
'...úberlegt aufgebauten, quellennah gearbeiteten und sorgfältig argumentierenden Untersuchung…'
Thomas Wünsch, Deutsches Archiv für Erforschung des Mittelalters, 2001.
David A. Lines, Early Science and Medicine, 1999.
'...úberlegt aufgebauten, quellennah gearbeiteten und sorgfältig argumentierenden Untersuchung…'
Thomas Wünsch, Deutsches Archiv für Erforschung des Mittelalters, 2001.
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Preface
1. The Structure of the Studio fiorentino
2. The Studio fiorentino and Florentine Society
3. The Studio fiorentino and the Florentine Economy
4. The Studio fiorentino and the Florentine Politics
5. The Studio fiorentino and the Florentine Chruch
6. The Studio fiorentino and the Florentine Culture
7. Lorenzo de'Medici, the Studio fiorentino, and the Florentine Republic
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
Abbreviations
Preface
1. The Structure of the Studio fiorentino
2. The Studio fiorentino and Florentine Society
3. The Studio fiorentino and the Florentine Economy
4. The Studio fiorentino and the Florentine Politics
5. The Studio fiorentino and the Florentine Chruch
6. The Studio fiorentino and the Florentine Culture
7. Lorenzo de'Medici, the Studio fiorentino, and the Florentine Republic
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
All those interested in social, economic, political, ecclesiastical, and cultural history.