The contribution overturns the narrative of the origins of the Florentine studium as a substantial 'failure'. Its events did not represent a particular case: as in other European cities of the late Middle Ages, the university experienced refoundations and movings of headquarters. The specificity of the Florentine studium must be identified in some characteristics of the evolution of Florentine society: a metropolis of international standing bent by the demographic crisis, an economy oriented towards trade but burdened by a growing public debt, a continuous state of warfare which allowed the subjugation of other cities, a literate society supported by private patronage. This context explains the events of the first two centuries of the history of the studium and the decision to move the headquarters elsewhere.
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Chapter Title
Lo studium nel XIV e nel XV secolo
Authors
Andrea Zorzi
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0282-4.06
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Publication Year
2024
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Book Title
Firenze e l’Università
Book Subtitle
Passato, presente e futuro
Editors
Fulvio Conti, Emanuela Ferretti, Donatella Lippi, Antonella Salvini, Bernardo Sordi, Andrea Zorzi
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Number of Pages
430
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0282-4
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0281-7
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0282-4
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0283-1
Series Title
Dialoghi con la società
Series ISSN
2975-0210
Series E-ISSN
2975-0334