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University
life
 Lodging
Students
may obtain lodging at inns and halls throughout the Latin Quarter,
though students of limited means are warned that many landlords
will try to take advantage of them. You also should be warned that
the townspeople are not always respectful of students, who have
a somewhat
bad reputation in Paris. Students should beware of criminals
and thieves who may disguise themselves as students.
Textbooks
Textbooks
used by our students are handwritten on parchment. You will be able
to borrow part of a work, copy it, return it, and obtain the next
part. Prices are usually about a penny or two per section. Students
who do not wish to copy texts themselves may hire scribes in the
Latin Quarter or purchase used texts from other students.
Dress
When
attending classes, students are expected to wear academic dress,
which consists of a cope
or cassock, usually black. The black capelike copes
and sleeved cassocks are designed in a timeless style, sure to be
worn by scholars for centuries. Members of each school are identifiable
by the trimming on the hood worn with the gown.
Local
tailors make copes and cassocks to order. Garments also may be purchased
second-hand from other students. Trying to evade dress regulations
in order to wear fashionable clothing is frowned upon.
Masters
are entitled to wear special hats.
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