The education of noble girls in medieval France : Vincent of Beauvais and De eruditione filiorum nobilium

iv LIST OF TABLES ix Chapter INTRODUCTION 1 Personages Outline of Dissertation Chapters 1. SURVEY OF VINCENT’S WORKS 20 Vincent’s Works Speculum maius Opus universale de statu principis De morali principis institutione De eruditione filiorum nobilium 2. STATE OF EDUCATION IN THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD BEFORE VINCENT’S WORK 71 Evolution of Medieval Schools Theoretical Development in Medieval Education Education of Medieval Girls 3. VINCENT’S GENERAL THEORIES OF EDUCATION 111 General Didactic Proposals in De eruditione The Chapters on Boys’ Education in De eruditione