The iter Italicum and the northern Netherlands : : Dutch students at Italian universities and their role in the Netherlands' society (1426-1575) / / by Ad Tervoort.

• Superior document: Education and society in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, v. 21
• Author: Tervoort, Ad.
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Education and society in the Middle Ages and Renaissance ; v. 21.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (462 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The iter italicum, the peregrinatio academica to prestigious Italian universities, holds a special place in the history of late-medieval universities. Students from all over Europe flocked to the studia on the peninsula, including several well-known - but how many more unknown? – scholars and humanists from the Northern Netherlands. Nevertheless, this group of adventurous students has not yet been honoured with a monograph. This volume fills that gap. It provides the first comprehensive analysis of the nature of the iter italicum from the Northern Netherlands in the late-medieval period. Through a systematic investigation of the academic activities, background, and careers of 640 – many hitherto unknown - students, the author unravels the character of the iter italicum and its place in, and contribution to, society and culture in this transitional period for the Low Countries.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Graphs, Figures and Maps. ix -- xv -- One Introduction. 1 -- University History. 5 -- and Sources. 14 -- of the Book: Themes and Questions. 19 -- Two Dutch Students and Italian Universities (1425–1575): Their Curriculum Studiosorum. 25 -- Introducing the Population. 25 -- The University Itinerary: How Many Went Where?. 32 -- Choice of Faculty: The Lawyer and the Doctor. 85 -- The Measure of Success: Graduation. 99 -- Students’ Age and Duration of Study. 121 -- Summary. 139 -- Three Geographical Origin. 143 -- Seven Provinces: Not Yet United. Their Numbers. 143 -- General Tendencies: The Catchment Areas of Italian Universities. 178 -- Batavus, Frisius, Belga? University Sources as a Mirror of Identity. 184 -- Four Social Background. 195 -- Social Status in Universities. 195 -- Students and Social Stratification in the Netherlands 208 -- Financing of University Studies. 219 -- Social Background and Family Tradition. 233 -- Summary. 236 -- Five The Student in Society: Careers, Networks and Social Mobility. 239 -- The Career Path Examined. 240 -- Climbing the Ladder: Social Mobility and Networks 304 -- Summary. 343 -- Six Epilogue: The Iter Italicum and Its Place in the Culture of the Late-Medieval and Early Modern Netherlands. 347 -- Renaissance and Reformation, State Formation and Revolt: An Italian Connection?. 347 -- Conclusion. 370 -- Additional Tables and Graphs. 379 -- 413 -- Archives and Unedited Sources -- Sources and Secondary Literature -- Index.