Florence and its university during the early Renaissance / / Jonathan Davies.

• Superior document: Education and Society in the Middle Ages and Renaissance ; 8
• VerfasserIn: Davies, Jonathan, 1966-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [1998]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Language: English
• Series: Education and Society in the Middle Ages and Renaissance ; 8.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (245 pages)

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.

Table of Contents

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.