A Companion to Medieval Lübeck

A Companion to Medieval L beck offers an introduction to recent scholarship on the vibrant and source-rich medieval history of L beck. Focusing mainly on the twelfth to fifteenth centuries, the volume positions the city of L beck within the broader history of Northern Germany and the Baltic Sea area. Thematic contributions highlight the archaeological and architectonical development of a northern town, religious developments, buildings and art in a Hanseatic city, and its social institutions. This volume is the first English-language overview of the history of L beck and a corrective to the traditional narratives of German historiography. The volume thus offers a fresh perspective on the history of medieval L beck--as well as a handy introduction to the riches of the L beck archives--to undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars in related fields.



Contributors are Manfred Finke, Hartmut Freytag, Antjekathrin Gra mann, Angela Huang, Carsten Jahnke, Ursula Radis, Anja Rasche, Dirk Rieger, Harm von Seggern and Ulf Stammwitz.