HENDERSON, E.F. Select Historical Documents of the Middle
Ages, pp. 262-266. Charter of the University of Heidelberg,
1386.
=2. General References on the History of Mediaeval Universities.=
RASHDALL, HASTINGS. The Universities of Europe in the Middle
Ages. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1895. 1273 pages,
2 vols. in three parts. Much the best work on the subject;
based on the sources. Indispensable for reference.
MULLINGER, J.B. Encyclopedia Britannica, Art. Universities.
"The first tolerably correct (though very brief) account
which has appeared in English." Includes university
history to 1882.
Encyclopedia Britannica and other encyclopedias. The student who may not have access to works mentioned in this list is reminded that brief accounts of the men and the subjects here considered are often to be found in good encyclopedias.
=3. Bibliographies.=
The best single collection of references to the extensive literature of the subject is in Rashdall's work, though this does not include books and articles published since 1895. Compayré (see below) includes a brief list. References to sources and secondary works on the Seven Liberal Arts are published by Abelson; references relating to university text-books of Greek origin by Loomis (see below).
=4. Text-books.=
COMPAYRÉ, G. Abelard and the Origin and Early History of Universities. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892. Still the best single text-book for class use. Contains numerous errors, which should be corrected by comparison with Rashdall.
WOODWARD, W.H., editor. Mediaeval Schools and Universities.
Cambridge Contributions to Modern History, I. New
York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. This work, which is still
in preparation, will probably supersede Compayré.