How Gothic cathedrals and universities transformed the landscape of human knowledge
In short: Before the widespread rise of universities, where was knowledge actually created? This video explores the shift from monastic scriptoria to the monumental era of Gothic cathedrals and the birth of academic institutions.
Until approximately 1100, the production of knowledge was largely confined to monasteries and abbeys, where monks used specialized rooms known as scriptoria to hand-copy manuscripts. The video traces the evolution of these intellectual centers, highlighting how Gothic cathedrals emerged as major sites of knowledge-making before the subsequent rise of universities.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: Cathedrals and Universities: Crash Course History of Science #11
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