Diskurs-Figuren. Wie Politik und Öffentlichkeit in Luxemburg über Sprache sprechen

in Hemecht: Zeitschrift für Luxemburger Geschichte (in press)

La BGL, l'architecture d'un siège dans une ville en mutation

in Hemecht: Zeitschrift für Luxemburger Geschichte (2023), 75(1), 128

The Banque Générale du Luxembourg (BGL), established in 1919, is one of Luxembourg’s iconic financial institutions. Drawing on the bank’s private archives, this article explores the many architectural ... [more ▼]

The Banque Générale du Luxembourg (BGL), established in 1919, is one of Luxembourg’s iconic financial institutions. Drawing on the bank’s private archives, this article explores the many architectural changes made to the BGL headquarters over the years, ranging from extensions and renovations to new building projects. Throughout the bank’s history – and especially from its establishment until the late 1980s –, the buildings that housed its head office in the centre of Luxembourg City went through multiple transformations. The architectural history of the headquarters is not only intricately linked with the history of the bank and the image it sought to portray; it is also a key chapter in the growth of the Luxembourg financial centre and reflects the wider urban development of Luxembourg City. While the first head office was still characterised by classical architectural features, its transformation towards a more functional, vertical aesthetic in the 1960s had a lasting impact on the city centre landscape: the BGL was one of the first financial institutions to engage in a radical overhaul of its headquarters on boulevard Royal. [less ▲]

BOOK REVIEW: Inna GANSHOW, 100 Jahre Russen in Luxemburg. Geschichte einer atomisierten Diaspora.

in Hemecht: Zeitschrift für Luxemburger Geschichte (2022), 1(74), 110-112

"L’immigration russe au Luxembourg est directement liée aux soubresauts de la crise internationale induite par la chute de l’empire tsariste, de la révolution bolchévique, de la répression soviétique ... [more ▼]

"L’immigration russe au Luxembourg est directement liée aux soubresauts de la crise internationale induite par la chute de l’empire tsariste, de la révolution bolchévique, de la répression soviétique, puis de l’éclatement imprévu de l’URSS. L’ouvrage nous rappelle, en ces temps actuels où l’immigration est souvent présentée comme un danger identitaire, au point de criminaliser les passages aux frontières, que ce phénomène a existé tout au long de l’Histoire de l’Humanité et qu’il fait partie, en réalité, de la nature humaine." [less ▲]

Das lateinische Homiliar-Legendar des Dominikanerinnenklosters Marienthal (Brüssel KBR, Hs. 831-34). Zugleich ein Beitrag zur Kontextualisierung der Lebensbeschreibung der Priorin Yolanda von Vianden

in Hemecht: Zeitschrift für Luxemburger Geschichte (2022), 74(1), 5-47

The Marienthal homiliarium-legendarium represents a unique example of a Latin hagiographical collection from the early period of the Ordo fratrum Praedicatorum originating from a nunnery. In addition, it ... [more ▼]

The Marienthal homiliarium-legendarium represents a unique example of a Latin hagiographical collection from the early period of the Ordo fratrum Praedicatorum originating from a nunnery. In addition, it is a rare example of a 'traditional' Dominican hagiographical collection unlike the abbreviated collections written during the 13th century by members of the Dominican Order, which redefined the landscape of Latin hagiographical edition. Based on a detailed codicological study as well as an analysis of the texts contained in the legendarium section of the factice codex, this article questions the context of production and use of the book object. A key point is whether the legendarium was the product of a Dominican enterprise or not. The detailed study of the literary tradition of several of the texts also sheds light on the provenance of the collection. As a book belonging to a young female community of the Order, the homiliarium-legendarium also raises questions about the history of the conventual library and of its concrete use by the nuns. Like other manuscripts, it could be linked to the prioress Yolanda of Vianden whose life story is not unlike that of the saints in the legendarium. [less ▲]

Luxemburger Geschichte revisited. Überlegungen zu meta- und transnationaler Geschichtsschreibung

in Hemecht: Zeitschrift für Luxemburger Geschichte (2021), 73(3), 261-264

Un vidimus mal interprété de Pierre de Vianden, prévôt de Saint-Martin de Liège, et de Conon, seigneur de Reuland (ca. 1264-ca. 1275

in Hemecht: Zeitschrift für Luxemburger Geschichte (2021), 72(1), 76-85

The work of editing medieval documents is full of pitfalls. Among the greatest difficulties is undoubtedly that of providing a critical edition of the copy of a document contained in a cartulary. What is ... [more ▼]

The work of editing medieval documents is full of pitfalls. Among the greatest difficulties is undoubtedly that of providing a critical edition of the copy of a document contained in a cartulary. What is the level of reliability of this copy with respect to its archetype? What is the role of the editor of the cartulary as mediator between the archetype and the copy? What should be done in the presence of an abbreviated copy of a lost archetype? In this paper, we offer a case study illustrating these issues, by focussing on a vidimus issued by Pierre de Vianden and Conon de Reuland at the end of the 1260s-early 1270s reporting an agreement between Count Philippe I of Vianden and Henri V of Luxembourg. Improperly dated and misinterpreted by researchers in the course of the 20th century, this document is the object of a new analysis which places it in a totally different historical perspective. [less ▲]

Rezension:Claude D. CONTER, Daniela LIEB, Marc LIMPACH, Sandra SCHMIT, Jeff SCHMITZ, Josiane WEBER (Hg.), Luxemburg und der Zweite Weltkrieg. Literarisch-intellektuelles Leben zwischen Machtergreifung und Epuration

in Hemecht: Zeitschrift für Luxemburger Geschichte (2021), (4), 489-491

Compte-rendu de: Faire société au Moyen Âge. Histoire urbaine des anciens Pays-Bas (1100-1600), sous la direction de Claire Billen, Bruno Blondé, Marc Boone et Anne-Laure Van Bruaene (Bibliothèque d’histoire médiévale, 25), Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2021

in Hemecht: Zeitschrift für Luxemburger Geschichte (2021), 73(4), 474-476

Compte rendu de Sébastien Pierre et Ricahrd Jusseret (accord.), Du Piconrue à la Grande Ardenne. Hommage à André Neuberg

in Hemecht: Zeitschrift für Luxemburger Geschichte (2021)

This is a review of a collection of essayas gathered in hommage to André Neuberg,founder of the "Musée en Piconrue" in Bastogne in the early 1980s. Numerous exhibitions have been organised dealing with ... [more ▼]

This is a review of a collection of essayas gathered in hommage to André Neuberg,founder of the "Musée en Piconrue" in Bastogne in the early 1980s. Numerous exhibitions have been organised dealing with aspects of religious history and patrimony in the Ardennes and the Province of Luxembourg. [less ▲]

Rezension zu Winfried Weber, Die Ausgrabungen in der Kurie von der Leyen und der Liebfrauenstraße (Südwest-Bereich). Die Trierer Domgrabung Bd. 2,2 Die Befunde (Kataloge und Schriften des Bischöflichen Dom- und Diözesanmuseums Band 7), Trier 2017

in Hemecht: Zeitschrift für Luxemburger Geschichte (2021), 73(4), 470-471