Translatio studii

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Translatio studii (Latin for "transfer of learning") is a historiographical concept which originated in the Middle Ages^[1] in which history is viewed as a linear succession of transfers of knowledge or learning from one geographical place and time to another. The concept is closely linked to translatio imperii, which similarly describes the movement of imperial dominance. Both terms are thought to have their origins in the second chapter of the Book of Daniel in the Hebrew Bible (verses 39–40).^[1]