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This study, the published 1996 Panizzi Lectures, examines how Arabic learning, which became so pervasive in England from the 11th to 13th centuries, was introduced into different areas of scholarship, from religious and noble establishments to the first universities. The book divides into three main sections; The Books of King Harold, the education of Henry II and The Beginnings of Oxford University. The lucid and learned text is complemented by illustrations, full notes and an appendix entitled Didactic Rhymes and Jingles for Memorizing the Contents of the Quadrivium. An interesting account of an important subject.