The medieval origins of the legal profession : canonists, civilians, and courts /
James A. Brundage.
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2008.
- xvii, 607 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [493]-578) and indexes.
The foundation : the Roman legal profession -- Law without lawyers : the early Middle Ages -- The legal revival of the twelfth century -- Church courts, civil procedure, and the professionalization of law -- Pre-professional lawyers in twelfth-century church courts -- The formation of an educated elite : law schools and universities -- Attaining professional status -- Professional canon lawyers: advocates and proctors -- Judges and notaries -- The practice of canon law -- Rewards and hazards of the legal profession.