Epilogue

A significant portion of Scholastic learning and literature in the later Middle Ages was produced within the studia or study-houses of religious orders, rather than universities. These studia outnumbered universities and were more widely distributed across Europe, playing a crucial role in educating members of mendicant orders, including notable figures like Albert the Great, Thomas Aquinas, and John Duns Scotus. Additionally, the Papal Court, particularly the Sacred Palace at Avignon, served as another key locus for Scholastic discourse alongside royal courts such as those in Naples and Munich. This volume, derived from a 2008 colloquium, compiles essays on the study and teaching of philosophy and theology across various religious orders' studia, as well as intellectual activities at papal and royal courts.

Courtenay, W. J. (2012). Epilogue. Philosophy and Theology in the ‘Studia’ of the Religious Orders and at Papal and Royal Courts, 725–734. https://doi.org/10.1484/m.rpm-eb.1.100996