Bursen#
Bursen, medieval hostels providing food, lodging and additional instruction to students who had to pay a weekly sum ("bursa") in return; organized according to hierarchical principles.
Literature#
K. Muehlberger, Wiener Studentenbursen und Kodreien im Wandel vom 15. zum 16. Jahrhundert, in: K. Muehlberger and T. Maisel (ed.), Aspekte der Bildungs- und Universitaetsgeschichte, 1993.