UID:
almafu_9960118295202883
Format:
1 online resource (538 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-139-22583-9
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Rolls
Content:
Henry Anstey (c.1828-c.1914) served as a teacher, curate and chaplain, before becoming a tutor and then vice-principal of St Mary Hall, Oxford. On behalf of the Rolls Series, he prepared in 1868 this two-volume collection of the university's oldest documents in Latin, dating from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries. Offering fascinating insight into academic life in medieval Oxford, this does not constitute a history of the university, but it remains an important resource for researchers, comprising registers, letters, university statutes and details of expenses entailed by the 'usual festivities' after examinations. Volume 2 includes a continuation of the chancellors' and proctors' books featured in Volume 1, and a catalogue of books given to the university by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester. It concludes with thirteen appendices of related documents, ranging from an ancient bursar's roll to a letter from King Henry III to the Sheriff of Oxford.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-108-04879-X
Language:
English
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139225830
