Humanism and Education in Medieval and Renaissance Italy: Tradition and Innovation in Latin Schools from the Twelfth to the Fifteenth Century

by Robert Black

• ISBN13: 9780521036122
• ISBN10: 0521036127
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-30
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The claim, central to many interpretations of the Renaissance, that humanists introduced a revolution in the classroom is refuted in Robert Black's masterly survey, based on over 500 manuscript school books. He shows that the study of classical texts in schools reached a high point in the twelfth century, followed by a collapse in the thirteenth as universities rose in influence. It was not until the later 1400s that humanism had a significant impact in the schoolroom, as Italian teaching, particularly at elementary levels, remained strongly traditional throughout the fifteenth century.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. viii
Abbreviations	p. x
Editorial Note Regarding Citations from Manuscripts and Publications	p. xiii
A Note on Chronological Terminology	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Italian Renaissance Education: an Historiographical Perspective	p. 12
The Elementary School Curriculum in Medieval and Renaissance Italy: Traditional Methods and Developing Texts	p. 34
The Secondary Grammar Curriculum	p. 64
Latin Authors in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Schools: the Story of a Canon	p. 173
Reading Latin Authors in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Schools	p. 275
Rhetoric and Style in the School Grammar Syllabus	p. 331
Conclusion	p. 366
Bl Harley 2653: the Earliest Known Manuscript of Ianua	p. 369
A Handlist of Manuscripts of Ianua	p. 373
Manuscripts of Tebaldo's Regule	p. 379
Handlist of Manuscripts of School Authors Produced in Italy and Now Found in Florentine Libraries	p. 386
Theoretical Grammar Manuscripts in Florentine Libraries Examined and Included or Eliminated as Italian School Grammars	p. 426
Authorities Cited Explicitly in Manuscripts of Major School Authors in Florentine Libraries	p. 428
Bibliography	p. 435
Index of Manuscripts	p. 456
General Index	p. 466
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