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xii, 255 pages ; 22 cm |
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"This book rests so fully on John of Salisbury and so constantly calls his writings as evidence that it might almost bear the subtitle John of Salisbury and his circle."--Introd. |
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"First published 1939." |
| Contents |
ch. 1. The twelfth-century effort -- ch. 2. From Charlemagne to Abelard: Prologue: St. Boniface ; Carolus magnus ; The line of the scholastic succession ; Trade and transport -- ch. 3. The schools and the scholars: Preparatory school ; Paris ; In statu pupillari ; The teaching scene ; Cornifucius ; Out into the world -- ch. 4. The universities and the European mind: The rudiments of medievalism ; The civilized society: Canterbury ; The instruments of authorship ; Historians and poets ; The battle for freedom of thought -- ch. 5. The social background: The village ; The town ; The English at home ; The struggle for civilization -- ch. 6. The church of God: Rome and the Curia ; The state of religion in England. |
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Civilization, Medieval.
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Twelfth century.
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Education, Medieval.
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Universities and colleges -- Europe -- History.
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Learning and scholarship -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500.
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John, of Salisbury, Bishop of Chartres, -1180.
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