The iter italicum the peregrinatio academica to prestigious Italianuniversities holds a special place in the history of latemedievaluniversities. Students from ... » 

The iter italicum the peregrinatio academica to prestigious Italianuniversities holds a special place in the history of latemedievaluniversities. Students from all over Europe flocked to the studia on thepeninsula including several wellknown but how many more unknown? scholarsand humanists from the Northern Netherlands. Nevertheless this group ofadventurous students has not yet been honoured with a monograph.This volume fills that gap. It provides the first comprehensive analysis of thenature of the iter italicum from the Northern Netherlands in the latemedievalperiod. Through a systematic investigation of the academic activitiesbackground and careers of 640 many hitherto unknown students the authorunravels the character of the iter italicum and its place in and contributionto society and culture in this transitional period for the Low Countries. «