“A Pearl of Powerful Learning”: The University of Cracow in the Fifteenth Century

by Paul Knoll BA ’60

Paul Knoll BA ’60, professor emeritus of history at USC, placed the University of Cracow in the context of late medieval universities by tracing the process of its foundation; its growth; its setting in the Polish royal capital; its role in national life; and its social and geographical mix of students and faculty.

  • Publisher: Brill
  • Date of publication: 2016
  • Format: 808 pages
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