Statutes for the Masters and Scholars of Paris
Robert of CourçonAugust 1215
Rules laid down for the schools of Paris by the papal legate Robert of Courçon in August 1215: minimum ages and years of study for masters of arts and theology, the books to be lectured on, and the right of masters and scholars to bind themselves by oath.
Robert of Courçon was a cardinal and papal legate; the statutes say that the pope had commanded him to see to the condition of the students of Paris. They are addressed “to all the masters and scholars at Paris” and refer to “the university masters and scholars” as a body before which offenders must make amends.
They prescribe Aristotle’s logic and forbid lectures on his Metaphysics and natural philosophy.
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- about 1150 to 1215, estimated date