Readings in the History of Education: Mediaeval Universities

The collection assembles translations and documentary selections that illuminate the origins, organization, and daily life of medieval universities. It surveys curricular and methodological shifts, including the renewed study of classical philosophy, canon and civil law, theology, and medicine, and presents translated commentaries and classroom texts. It reproduces records of academic exercises—the lecture, disputation, and examination—alongside statutes, privileges, and degree requirements, and provides introductions and notes designed to help students engage directly with primary sources.