The Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages

by Hastings Rashdall

First published in 1895 and here revised and annotated, Hastings Rashdall's monumental study of medieval universities includes an in-depth examination of the three great archetypal universities of Bologna, Paris, and Oxford, as well as a far-reaching survey of the foundation, constitution, and
history of a great number of smaller universities.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Medieval, Education

640 pages, Hardcover

First published July 30, 1987

About the author

Hastings Rashdall was an English philosopher, theologian, historian, and Anglican priest. He expounded a theory known as ideal utilitarianism, and he was a major historian of the universities of the Middle Ages.