Lexikon des Mittelalters
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The Lexikon des Mittelalters (lit. 'Lexicon of the Middle Ages'; LMA or LexMA) is a
The first six volumes were published by Artemis (later Artemis & Winkler), Munich and Zürich; volumes seven through nine by LexMA, Munich. In 2000, an electronic (standalone) edition of the Lexikon was published on CD-ROM by Brepols.
Reception
The first volume was widely praised upon publication; G.A. Holmes, in The English Historical Review, foresaw that the entire encyclopedia would be "a valuable reference work of a kind which medievalists hitherto lacked."[1] H. Chadwick, in The Journal of Theological Studies, called the lexicon "a necessary and valuable work of reference."[2] Its coverage of subjects related to Islam was praised,[3] though the same reviewer called the coverage of topics related to Judaism "comparatively modest."[4]
The CD-ROM edition was chosen as one of the "Selected Reference Books of 2001-2002" by College & 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 Mittelalters Online. Turnhout: Brepols, 2009. ISBN 978-2-503-52415-3.
See also
References
External links
- Christian Heitzmann: Discussion, in: Information Media for Libraries (IFB) 7(1999) 1/4.
- Review
- Review of the CD-ROM edition
- Artikel in GenWiki
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