The University of Florence and Pisa in the High Renaissance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16348244 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul F Grendler (University of Florence, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 157-165 |
| Publication date | 1969-12-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Renaissance and Reformation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-429X • E-ISSN: 2293-7374 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Libraries - UOTL (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.33137/rr.v18i3.12694 |
| OpenAlex | W3043558133 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Scholars do not immediately think of its university when praising the con- tribution of Florence to the Renaissance. After a shaky start in 1321, the Republic reorganized the university in 1348, hoping that it would become both distinguished and profitable. Neither hope was realized in the four- teenth and first half of the fifteenth centuries, so the government gave it less and less support.^The University of Pisa was founded in 1343, and, although it enjoyed greater fortune than the Studio of Florence, it, too, failed to achieve the eminence of such north Italian universities as Bologna and Padua. A new era for the University of Florence and Pisa began in
Art · Art history · The Renaissance · Classics · History · Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |