Allgemeine Geschichte
Michel Pauly, Pestepidemien in Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit. Eine Chronik der Ausbrüche und Gegenmaßnahmen im Herzogtum Luxemburg [Plague Epidemics in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period. A chronicle of outbreaks and countermeasures in the Duchy of Luxembourg]
Whether the famous Black Death of 1348/49 also reached Luxembourg is not historically proven. But after that, there is evidence for regular outbreaks of plague until the beginning of the 18th century, each of which can be observed in different parts of the Duchy of Luxembourg. This articles examines the various measures that were put in place to control the plague, not only isolation and urban exile, which were sometimes controversial, but also processions and the veneration of certain plague saints. In the city of Luxembourg, St. Jost, St. Hadrian and, from 1624, Mary as the Comforter of the Afflicted served as such saints. Elsewhere, St. Roch and St. Sebastian also played this role. The article provides new insights into how the devotion to Mary pushed by the Jesuits displaced the cult of Hadrianus promoted by the Franciscans. It concludes with a comparison of social reactions to two pandemics: the plague and Covid-19.
Tom Birden, Luxembourg, dernier refuge autrichien lors de la Révolution brabançonne. Mise en place d’un gouvernement et d’une administration provisoires des Pays-Bas autrichiens (1789–1791), 2e partie [Luxembourg, the last Austrian refuge during the Brabant Revolution. Establishment of a provisional government and administration of the Austrian Netherlands (1789–1791), 2nd part]
The first part of this research, published in Hémecht 1/2021, focused on the establishment of a provisional government and administration of the Austrian Netherlands during the Brabant Revolution until March 1790. Following the death of Joseph II, the Jointe de Trèves was dissolved and the Royal Commission of Luxembourg was created on 23rd March 1790. Until January 1791, this Commission was responsible for the maintenance of the lands remaining loyal to the Austrian emperor and was consulted regularly by the governors general exiled in Bonn. This article discusses the multiple and variable tasks of the Royal Commission of Luxembourg. It shows how this institution allowed the court of Vienna to keep a foothold in the Austrian Netherlands and reclaim the lands occupied by the insurgents.
Ben Els, Yves Maurer, Valérie Schafer, Les archives du Web luxembourgeois. Histoire, enjeux et perspectives [The Luxembourgish Web Archives. History, Challenges, Perspectives]
Web archiving at the Bibliothèque nationale du Luxembourg (BnL) may have started fairly recently, but it has already developed and changed since the first collections began in 2016. This article sets out to explore the methods used to collect web archives, the scope of the collections and the curation choices made by web archivists at the BnL. It also reflects more broadly on the ways in which this born-digital heritage can be used, especially by historians. The first part looks at the archives of the “Luxembourg web” even before they began to be collected by the BnL (especially their preservation by Internet Archive since 1996) and the extension of legal deposit to include this digital heritage in Luxembourg. The second part focuses on the choices involved in preservation and provides an initial statistical overview of the collections. Finally, part three reflects on the dissemination, mediation and communication related to these web archives and considers current and potential uses.
Quelleneditionen
André Delvaux, Une hymne pour Noël de Barthélemy Latomus d’Arlon dédiée à Boniface Amerbach (décembre 1518) [A Christmas hymn by Barthélemy Latomus of Arlon dedicated to Boniface Amerbach (December 1518)]
In this article, a hitherto unknown, probably autograph text by the humanist scholar Barthélemy Latomus of Arlon (ca. 1497–1570) is edited, translated and commented upon for the first time. Only recently identified in a Basel library, this is one of Latomus’s very first poems, and the only one dealing with a religious topic to have come down to us. It is characterized by a great variety of subject matters and very frequently draws both upon classical Latin poets as well as upon Christian authors of the first centuries. In a very open-minded dialogue, characteristic of the author’s own unprejudiced thought, classical parameters and Biblical perspectives co-exist in what might be called a cross-fertilizing dialogue. The commentary and the notes are meant to explain and to illustrate the paths followed by an abundant lyrical inspiration that takes its cues from a cultural horizon that we have almost completely lost sight of. Despite the slightly technical character of our presentation, we have aimed at introducing the reader to, and establishing an immediate contact with an author who eminently deserves to be better known.
Forschungsberichte
Christine Ruppert, Die frühkaiserzeitliche Grabarchitektur aus Orolaunum
vicus/Arlon. Rekonstruktion und Kontextualisierung der Grabbauten einer lokalen Elite. Dissertation in den Fächern Geschichte und Historische Bauforschung und Baudenkmalpflege an der Universität Luxemburg und der TU Berlin 2020; Betreuerinnen: Ass.-Prof. Dr. Andrea Binsfeld & Prof. Dr. Thekla Schulz-Brize, S. 217–220
Antoine Lazzari, Une histoire messine de la dynastie impériale des Luxembourg: les Chroniques de Jacques Dex (vers 1439), dissertation doctorale en histoire à l’Université du Luxembourg sous la direction du prof. Michel Margue. S 220–223
Richard Legay, Commercial Radio Stations and their Dispositif. Transnational and Intermedial Perspectives on Radio Luxembourg and Europe n°1 in the Long Sixties. PhD thesis, University of Luxembourg, 2020; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Andreas Fickers, URL: https://orbilu.uni.lu/handle/10993/44696, S. 223–226
Vitus Sproten, Der Klang des Strukturwandels. Die Geschichte der freien Radios in den Niederlanden, Belgien und Nordrhein-Westfalen (1975–1990), Dissertation, Universität Luxemburg 2020; Betreuer: Prof. Dr Andreas Fickers, S. 227–230
Mohamed Hamdi, La gouvernance et le financement des médias de service public au Luxembourg. Enjeux et risques pour l’indépendance et la liberté de la presse. Mémoire de master en Gouvernance européenne, Université du Luxembourg, 2020; directeurs: Prof. Dr. Robert Harmsen et Dr. Raphaël Kies, S. 230–233
Max Kemman, Trading Zones of Digital History. PhD thesis, University of Luxembourg 2019, supervisor: Prof. Dr. Andreas Fickers, S. 233–236
Buchbesprechungen
(Volltext einsehbar auf recensio.net), S. 237–254
Jean-Luc Fray, Rezension zu:
Roman Czaja / Zdzisław Noga / Ferdinand Opll / Martin Scheutz (eds.), Political Functions of Urban Spaces and Town Types through the Ages. Politische Funktionen städtischer Räume und Städtetypen im zeitlichen Wandel, Cracow/ Toruń/Vienna: Böhlau Verlag & Towarzystwo Naukowe w Toruniu, 2019; 538 p.; ISBN 978-3-205-20902-7 / 978-83-65127-44-0; 90 €.
Christian Kübler, Rezension zu:
Steinerne Macht. Burgen, Festungen, Schlösser in Lothringen, Luxemburg und im Saarland, hg. v. on Simon Matzerath und Guido von Büren (Publikationen des Historischen Museums Saar, 5; Forschungen zu Burgen und Schlössern, Sbd. 7; Schriften des Deutschen Burgenmuseums, 8), Regensburg: Schnell & Steiner Verlag, 2020, 680 S.; 344 farbige und 33 s/w Ill.; ISBN: 978-3-7954-3387-1; 45 €.
Nils Bock, Rezension zu:
Johannes Abdullahi, Der Kaisersohn und das Geld. Freigebigkeit und Prachtentfaltung König Johanns von Böhmen (1296–1346), (Publications du CLUDEM, 47), Luxemburg 2019, 368 S., ISBN 978-2-919979-34-9; 39 €.
Max Schmitz, Rezension zu:
Coryciana. Livre premier : Épigrammes / Epigrammata (1524). Introduction, texte, traduction et notes par Lydia Keilen, Paris : Les Belles Lettres, 2020; CXXXI et 514 p.; ISBN 978-2251450988; 45 €.
Karin Rance, Rezension zu:
Andreas Fickers, Norbert Franz und Stephan Laux (Hg.), Repression, Reform und Neuordnung im Zeitalter der Revolutionen. Die Folgen des Wiener Kongresses für Westeuropa (Luxemburg-Studien, 15), Berlin u.a.: Peter Lang Verlag, 2019; 428 S.; ISBN: 978-3-631-78686-4; 58,90 €.
Johanna Jaschik, Rezension zu:
Christian Wille and Birte Nienaber (eds.), Border Experiences in Europe. Everyday Life – Working Life – Communication – Languages, Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2020, 261 p.; ISBN print: 978-3-8487-5444-1; 56 €; ISBN online: 978-3-8452-9567-1; open access, DOI: 10.5771/9783845295671.