EDUCATION IN TWELFTH

This book considers how and why education was explored in the art and architecture of the twelfth century. Through analysis of image ry in a wide range of media, it examines how teachers and students sought to use images to enhance their reputations and the status of their studies. It also investigates how the ideal models often set out in imagery compared with contemporary practice in an era t hat saw significant changes, beginning with a shift away from monastic education and culminating in the appearance of the first univ ersities.