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many charity works, and her bequest to the University allowed it
to be restored.
The Fifteenth Century. The peaceful pace of life in the
fifteenth century Cracow was disrupted only by infrequent riots,
notably after the 1461 killing of Andrzej Tqczynski at the hands of
the townspeople, by the struggle for power between the plebeians
and the patriciate, and by anti-Jewish manifestations. The po-
pulation grew, reaching close on ten thousand, and the percentage
of Poles increased. Guilds flourished. Merchants acquired more
and more privileges. New kinds of manufacturing mushroomed,
such as papercraft and metal machining. The first mention of
a waterworks in Cracow comes from as early as 1399. I473 the
first printed word in Poland appeared here.
The fifteenth century marked the highest development of
late-medieval art and culture in Cracow. The revival of the
University played a great role. Efforts to acquire Papal permission
to set up a theological faculty had begun back in the fourteenth
century. The University was reinstituted by Jagiello in 1400 with
the help of Queen Hedwig’s bequest of all her jewels. Having left
everything to the Academy, she was buried with wooden insignia.
Where Casimir’s school had only three departments - philosophy,
law and medicine - the new university had four, crowned by
a theology faculty, so necessary for building the Lithuanian
church. Prague University and the Sorbonne in Paris served as
models. The Academy was headed by an elective rector. Beside
Hedwig’s endowment, financial sources were provided by private
foundations and church benefices tied to particular faculties. The
main university building was Collegium Maius, at the corner of
St Anne Street (former Zydowska) and Jagiellonska Street. In
a few decades a student quarter sprung up, composed of colleges
and dormitories. Another complex of university buildings was at
Grodzka Street.
Cracow’s University community was multinational which was
facilitated by an extensive use of Latin in the scholarship. The
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to be restored.
The Fifteenth Century. The peaceful pace of life in the
fifteenth century Cracow was disrupted only by infrequent riots,
notably after the 1461 killing of Andrzej Tqczynski at the hands of
the townspeople, by the struggle for power between the plebeians
and the patriciate, and by anti-Jewish manifestations. The po-
pulation grew, reaching close on ten thousand, and the percentage
of Poles increased. Guilds flourished. Merchants acquired more
and more privileges. New kinds of manufacturing mushroomed,
such as papercraft and metal machining. The first mention of
a waterworks in Cracow comes from as early as 1399. I473 the
first printed word in Poland appeared here.
The fifteenth century marked the highest development of
late-medieval art and culture in Cracow. The revival of the
University played a great role. Efforts to acquire Papal permission
to set up a theological faculty had begun back in the fourteenth
century. The University was reinstituted by Jagiello in 1400 with
the help of Queen Hedwig’s bequest of all her jewels. Having left
everything to the Academy, she was buried with wooden insignia.
Where Casimir’s school had only three departments - philosophy,
law and medicine - the new university had four, crowned by
a theology faculty, so necessary for building the Lithuanian
church. Prague University and the Sorbonne in Paris served as
models. The Academy was headed by an elective rector. Beside
Hedwig’s endowment, financial sources were provided by private
foundations and church benefices tied to particular faculties. The
main university building was Collegium Maius, at the corner of
St Anne Street (former Zydowska) and Jagiellonska Street. In
a few decades a student quarter sprung up, composed of colleges
and dormitories. Another complex of university buildings was at
Grodzka Street.
Cracow’s University community was multinational which was
facilitated by an extensive use of Latin in the scholarship. The
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