Medieval Schools, from Roman Britain to Renaissance England.
New Haven / London: Yale University Press, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. xvi + 430pp. Fine black cloth with gilt titling on spine, enhanced by numerous colour and b&w illustrations and diagrams. and includes an alphabetized listing "List of Schools in England and Wales, 1066-1530", index. A sequel to the author's widely praised study, "Medieval Children". From the publisher's description: "Children have gone to school in England since Roman times. By the end of the middle ages there were hundreds of schools, supporting a highly literate society. This book traces their history from the Romans to the Renaissance, showing how they developed, what they taught, how they were run, and who attended them. Every kind of school is covered, from reading schools in churches and town grammar schools to schools in monasteries and nunneries, business schools, and theological schools. The author also shows how they fitted into a constantly changing world, ending with the impacts of the Renaissance and the Reformation. Medieval schools anticipated nearly all the ideas, practices, and institutions of schooling today. Their remarkable successes in linguistic and literary work, organizational development, teaching large numbers of people shaped the societies that they served. Only by understanding what schools achieved can we fathom the nature of the middle ages." A mere hint of shelfwear else a lovely, unmarked Fine copy in mylar protected, unclipped and unworn near Fine dust jacket. Item #70341
ISBN: 0300111029
Price: $45.00