The Universities of the Italian Renaissance

In this magisterial study, the author offers a detailed and authoritative account of the universities of Renaissance Italy. Beginning with brief narratives on the origins and development of each university, the author explores topics as the number of professors, students, budget ans salaries, and relations with civil authority. He discusses the timetable of lectures, student living, foreign students, the road to the doctorate, and the impact of the Counter Reformation. He shows in detail how humanism changed research and teaching.