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Book SynopsisA Companion to Late Medieval and Early Modern Augsburg introduces readers to major political, social and economic developments in Augsburg from c. 1400 to c. 1800 as well as to those themes of social and cultural history that have made research on this imperial city especially fruitful and stimulating. The volume comprises contributions by an international team of 23 scholars, providing a range of the most significant scholarly approaches to Augsburg’s past from a variety of perspectives, disciplines, and methodologies. Building on the impressive number of recent innovative studies on this large and prosperous early modern city, the contributions distill the extraordinary range and creativity of recent scholarship on Augsburg into a handbook format. Contributors are Victoria Bartels, Katy Bond, Christopher W. Close, Allyson Creasman, Regina Dauser, Dietrich Erben, Alexander J. Fisher, Andreas Flurschütz da Cruz, Helmut Graser, Mark Häberlein, Michele Zelinsky Hanson, Peter Kreutz, Hans-Jörg Künast, Margaret Lewis, Andrew Morrall, Marjorie Elizabeth Plummer, Barbara Rajkay, Reinhold Reith, Gregor Rohmann, Claudia Stein, B. Ann Tlusty, Sabine Ullmann, Wolfgang E.J. Weber.
Trade Review"B. Ann Tlusty and Mark Häberlein’s monumental volume on late medieval and early modern Augsburg brings the history of this intriguing, and in many ways unusual, imperial city to a wider anglophone audience.[...] There is no doubt that this volume must stand as one of the most complete and wide-ranging surveys of any single early modern city.[...] a supremely impressive achievement, and it will undoubtedly succeed in bringing the intriguing history of Augsburg to a wider audience for a long time to come". Justin Colson, in German Historical Institute London Bulletin, 43 (1), 2021. "Le volume est une très bonne introduction à l’histoire et l’historiographie d’Augsbourg au début des Temps modernes. [...] Cette publication permettra aux lectrices et lecteurs non germanophones de découvrir les résultats de recherches sur une ville très importante du Saint Empire et un centre commercial et culturel prémoderne. [...] Pour les lecteurs germanophones, le livre offre surtout un très bon bilan d’ensemble/résumé sur les recherches sur Augsbourg au XVIe siècle, à une époque de floraison économique et culturelle et une invitation à découvrir davantage l’histoire fascinante de cette ville." Gisela Naegle, in Francia Recensio, 2021 / 3.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures Notes on Contributors part 1: The City 1 Sources and Historiography Helmut Graser, Mark Häberlein and B. Ann Tlusty 2 Urban Topography, Population, Visual Representations Barbara Rajkay 3 Of Invisible Boundaries: Bodies, Plagues, and Healers Claudia Stein 4 Textual Representation: Chronicles Gregor Rohmann part 2: Economy, Politics, and the Law 5 Production, Trade, and Finance Mark Häberlein 6 Politics under the Guild Regime, 1368–1548 Christopher W. Close 7 Politics under the Patrician Regime, 1548–1806 Mark Häberlein and Barbara Rajkay 8 Crime and Punishment Allyson F. Creasman 9 Civil Law Peter Kreutz PART 3: Religion and Society 10 The Urban Reformation Michele Zelinsky Hanson 11 Catholic-Protestant Coexistence Marjorie E. Plummer and B. Ann Tlusty 12 Urban Society: Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Mark Häberlein and Reinhold Reith 13 Women, Family, and Sexuality Margaret Lewis 14 Sociability and Leisure B. Ann Tlusty 15 The Experience of War Andreas Flurschütz da Cruz 16 Jews as Ethnic and Religious Minorities Sabine Ullmann PART 4: Communication, Cultural and Intellectual Life 17 The Dissemination of News Regina Dauser 18 Book Production and Trade Hans-Jörg Künast Translated by Christine R. Johnson 19 Dress and Material Culture Victoria Bartels and Katherine Bond 20 Learned Culture Wolfgang E.J. Weber 21 The Arts Andrew Morrall 22 Architecture Dietrich Erben 23 Music Alexander J. Fisher Index
