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The origin and nature of the earliest universities are the subjects of this famous and witty set of lectures by the man whom eminent scholars have called "without exaggeration . . . the soul of the renascence of medieval studies in the United States." Great as the differences... Read Full Overview

In this brief but highly informative book, Charles Homer Haskins examines the origin of the university during the Middle Ages, showing how higher education's forms, customs, and makeup evolved in its earliest days. Composed of three separate lectures given by Haskins, entitled... Read Full Overview

At the time of its publication in 1923, Charles Homer Haskins' The Rise of Universities was considered remarkable for its erudition, succinctness, and balance

The origin and nature of the earliest universities are the subjects of this famous and witty set of lectures by the man whom eminent scholars have called without exaggeration... the soul of the renascence of medieval studies in the United States. Great as the differences are... Read Full Overview

In this brief but highly informative book, Charles Homer Haskins examines the origin of the university during the Middle Ages, showing how higher education's forms, customs, and makeup evolved in its earliest days. Composed of three separate lectures given by Haskins, entitled... Read Full Overview

At the time of its publication in 1923, Charles Homer Haskins' The Rise of Universities was considered remarkable for its erudition, succinctness, and balance

The Rise of Universities, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations... Read Full Overview

The origin and nature of the earliest universities are the subjects of this famous and witty set of lectures by the man whom eminent scholars have called without exaggeration... the soul of the renascence of medieval studies in the United States. Great as the differences are... Read Full Overview

The Rise of Universities, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations... Read Full Overview

The Rise of Universities, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations... Read Full Overview

Universities, like cathedrals and parliaments, are a product of the Middle Ages. The Greeks and the Romans, strange as it may seem, had no universities in the sense in which the word has been used for the past seven or eight centuries. They had higher education, but the terms... Read Full Overview

The Rise of Universities: Brown University, The Colver Lectures, 1923 is a book written by Charles Homer Haskins. The book explores the history of universities and their development throughout the centuries, with a specific focus on Brown University. The author discusses the... Read Full Overview