Lexikon des Mittelalters

TheLexikon des Mittelalters(lit. 'Lexicon of the Middle Ages';LMAorLexMA) is aGermanencyclopedia on the history and culture of theMiddle Ages.Written by authors from all over the world, it comprises more than 36,000 articles in 9 volumes. Historically the works range fromLate Antiquityto about 1500, covering theByzantine Empireand theArab world.

The first six volumes were published byArtemis(later Artemis & Winkler),MunichandZürich;volumes seven through nine byLexMA,Munich. In 2000, an electronic (standalone) edition of theLexikonwas published onCD-ROMbyBrepols.

Reception

The first volume was widely praised upon publication; G.A. Holmes, inThe English Historical Review,foresaw that the entireencyclopediawould be "a valuable reference work of a kind which medievalists hitherto lacked."^[1]H. Chadwick, inThe Journal of Theological Studies,called the lexicon "a necessary and valuable work of reference."^[2]Its coverage of subjects related toIslamwas praised,^[3]though the same reviewer called the coverage of topics related toJudaism"comparatively modest."^[4]

The CD-ROM edition was chosen as one of the "Selected Reference Books of 2001-2002" byCollege & Research Libraries.^[5]

Editions

Lexikon des Mittelalters.10 vols. Munich: Artemis, 1980–1999.ISBN 3-423-59057-2.Full edition, vol. 10 contains indices. Vols. 7–9 published by LexMA.
Lexikon des Mittelalters.Stuttgart: Metzler, 1999.ISBN 3-476-01742-7.Abridged "study" or"pocket"edition, no separate index volume. Reprinted by Deutschen Taschenbuch, 2003.
Lexikon des MittelaltersOnline.Turnhout: Brepols, 2009.ISBN 978-2-503-52415-3.

References

^Holmes, G.A. (1979). "Rev. ofLexikon des Mittelalters".The English Historical Review.94(371).Oxford University Press:440–41.doi:10.1093/ehr/xciv.ccclxxi.440.ISSN 0013-8266.JSTOR 566881.
^Chadwick, H. (Apr 1997). "Rev. ofLexicon des Mittelalters".The Journal of Theological Studies.48(1): 304.doi:10.1093/jts/48.1.304-a.ISSN 0022-5185.
^Koningsveld, P.Sj. van (Dec 1983). "Rev. ofLexikon des Mittelalters.I: Islam ".Numen.30(2). Leiden:Brill:265–68.doi:10.2307/3270066.ISSN 0029-5973.JSTOR 3270066.
^Koningsveld, P.Sj. van (Dec 1990). "Rev. ofLexikon des Mittelalters.II: Judaism ".Numen.37(2). Leiden:Brill:277–79.doi:10.2307/3269868.ISSN 0029-5973.JSTOR 3269868.
^Green, Karen; Eileen McIlvaine (March 2008)."Selected Reference Books of 2001/2002"(PDF).College & Research Libraries.64(2).Association of College and Research Libraries:151–62.ISSN 0010-0870.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on November 5, 2008.Retrieved2009-02-24.

External links

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[1] Holmes, G.A. (1979). "Rev. ofLexikon des Mittelalters".The English Historical Review.94(371).Oxford University Press:440–41.doi:10.1093/ehr/xciv.ccclxxi.440.ISSN 0013-8266.JSTOR 566881.

[2] Chadwick, H. (Apr 1997). "Rev. ofLexicon des Mittelalters".The Journal of Theological Studies.48(1): 304.doi:10.1093/jts/48.1.304-a.ISSN 0022-5185.

[3] Koningsveld, P.Sj. van (Dec 1983). "Rev. ofLexikon des Mittelalters.I: Islam ".Numen.30(2). Leiden:Brill:265–68.doi:10.2307/3270066.ISSN 0029-5973.JSTOR 3270066.

[4] Koningsveld, P.Sj. van (Dec 1990). "Rev. ofLexikon des Mittelalters.II: Judaism ".Numen.37(2). Leiden:Brill:277–79.doi:10.2307/3269868.ISSN 0029-5973.JSTOR 3269868.

[5] Green, Karen; Eileen McIlvaine (March 2008)."Selected Reference Books of 2001/2002"(PDF).College & Research Libraries.64(2).Association of College and Research Libraries:151–62.ISSN 0010-0870.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on November 5, 2008.Retrieved2009-02-24.

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Contents

Reception

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References

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