Grace Book B: Containing the Proctors' Accounts and Other Records of the University of Cambridge for the Years 1488-1511: Part 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - Cambridge) - Softcover

Bateson, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108000479 ISBN 13: 9781108000475

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

'Grace books' were the volumes in which scribes recorded decisions of the administration of the University of Cambridge during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Many of the 'graces' concern the conferral of degrees on individuals, but others refer to more general University business including appointment of teachers and preachers, leaves of absence, inventories and financial records, and the resolution of disputes. Grace Book B, Part 1 covers the years from 1488 to 1511, and this transcription was first published in 1903 with an introduction by Mary Bateson of Newnham College which explains the terminology and the administrative systems underlying it, and the changes they underwent during this period. The Latin documents transcribed in this publication constitute a valuable source for those researching British history and institutions in the early Tudor period, and this reissue will make them readily available to scholars today.

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Book Description

'Grace books' were the volumes in which scribes recorded decisions of the administration of the University of Cambridge. Grace Book B, Part 1, covering 1488 to 1511, lists individuals receiving degrees, as well as more general business including appointments and financial matters, and is a valuable resource for Tudor historians.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108000479
• ISBN 13: 9781108000475
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 344