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This paper presents the research made in Transylvania referring the history of peregrinatio academica during the Communist regime, fhocusing on the most important work published about this topic: the book of Sándor Tonk, entitled “University attendance of Transylvanians in the Middle Ages”, published in 1979 in Hungarian language. I will discuss the sources, the primarly and secondarly literature, and the methodology used, and the critical reception of this book, as well the continuation of the Transylvanians’ investigations concerning the history peregrinatio academica. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents an examination into the printing history of Transylvania, highlighting 16th-century manuscripts originating from the village of Sibiu. Two major documents are discussed in-depth, a 1529 manuscript printed by Thomas Gemmarius, and a 1530 fragment by Sebastian Pauschner. The contents and characteristics of the works are outlined, including calendar fragments, the Lord's Prayer, and other Christian religious writings. Further comments are given relating the history of the manuscripts themselves and their preservation and conservation over the centuries.