Medieval Canon Law : Teaching, Literature and Transmission

Knowledge of the canon law was essential for the medieval ecclesiastical administrator, and teaching in canon law was provided in all western universities in the Middle Ages. This study examines the provision for students (especially in Cambridge), the choice of available textbooks, and the collections of legal books made by the University and colleges and by private individuals. Official teaching of canon law ceased at the Reformation, but the study continued in the faculties of civil law; medieval texts were reissued and many new guides to the current practice of church courts written.Owen, Dorothy M. is the author of 'Medieval Canon Law : Teaching, Literature and Transmission', published 1990 under ISBN 9780521393133 and ISBN 0521393132.