Monastic history as an important piece of cultural history – this is the approach taken by Albin Czerny, which he consistently follows in his discussions about the monastery school of St. Florian. Czerny meticulously traces the history of the monastery school from its beginnings through its peak to its end in the 18th century. The focus of his educational and cultural historical representations is on the Middle Ages. This is a carefully edited reprint of the original edition from 1873.