HI101 Lecture Notes - Dialectic, Alcuin, Quadrivium
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November 2nd, 2011 office hours tomorrow 11-2 dawb 3129. Abbey of corbie, late 7th early 8th century very important, intellectual centre of late merovingian. 500 frankish manuscripts from eighth century or earlier (200 from second half of eighth century) Texts show a concern for uniformity, establishing authority. Copy and preserved texts, great effort to transmit information (created new knowledge as well) Monastic scriptorium: produced books for patron and sell not just church. Letter of bagaulf:concerned that monks cannot express themselves well (poor literacy defaults in understanding), need capacity to understand scripture, Concern for basic literacy: once achieved more learned to expand. Palace school: all royalty and aristocratic children, both boys and girls. Parish education: monasteries were the only ones able to fund education, should be the bishops that fund teaching on the parish level, parish level education breaks down due to funding problems. Women and education: nuns needed to be able to read and write as monks were.