Cathedrals of Learning - Great and Ancient Universities of Western Europe (Paperback)

Cathedrals of Learning: Great and Ancient Universities of Western Europe provides a conspectus of the great Western European universities, pithily tells their life stories, showcases their architectural heritage, and describes the art, literary, and natural history collections they have accumulated over the centuries. This book profiles the ancient universities and their distinctive organizational cultures, reveals their customs, ceremonies, and traditions, their quirks and quiddities, recounts their complicated histories, describes their architectural wonders (libraries, museums, anatomy theaters, botanical gardens) and treasures (rare manuscripts, antiquities, paintings, and objects d'art of all kinds), and introduces their famous alumni, distinguished scholars, Nobel Prize-winning scientists, and famously eccentric personalities. It is a book for scholars, researchers, and anyone interested in these ancient institutions that remain centers of learning in the contemporary world.

General

Imprint:	Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Blaise Cronin
Dimensions:	235 x 191 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-0-08-100556-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Promotions
LSN:	0-08-100556-3
Barcode:	9780081005569

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