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The quantification of material culture can make a significant contribution to the answering of social and behavioural questions. However, especially in continental Europe, this aspect of pottery studies remains understudied. In the following article, a status quaestionis of the quantification of post-medieval ceramics in the Low Countries is given. The author hopes to stimulate methodological and theoretical debate by comparing several available ...

© 2018 Taylor & Francis. The early sixteenth-century Enclosed Gardens or horti conclusi of the Augustinian Hospital Sisters of Mechelen form an exceptional world heritage collection from the late medieval period (Figure 2.1). Most Enclosed Gardens have been lost to the ravages of time, with this loss exacerbated by lack of both understanding and interest. No fewer than seven Enclosed Gardens, however, were preserved until the late ...

There is limited knowledge on the biological relatedness between citizens and on the demographical dynamics within villages, towns and cities in pre-17th century Western Europe. By combining Y-chromosomal genotypes, in-depth genealogies and surname data in a strict genetic genealogical approach, it is possible to provide insights into the genetic diversity and the relatedness between indigenous paternal lineages within a particular community at ...

Although occasionally united, the Low Countries were and are a conglomeration of Dutch speaking states whose origins mostly lie in medieval times. Actually, the Low Countries coincide with the Netherlands, Flanders (the Dutch speaking part of Belgium) and the far north-western part of France. They are situated along the North Sea coast line and lie at the mouths of important rivers such as the Rhine, the Meuse and the Scheldt. Thanks to this ...

Early modern towns in the Low Countries were famous for their effective urban institutions and social and economic facilities. Citizens made use of public roads and buildings, they settled their conflicts at judicial courts, and they appealed for assistance in times of need. Such early modern facilities were organized locally, in towns. A second feature is even more important: public duties were shared by town governments and churches, as well ...

The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg are well-known cases of consensus politics. Traditionally, decision-making in the Low Countries has been characterized by broad involvement, power sharing and making compromises. These countries were also founding member states of the European Union (EU) and its predecessors. However, the relationship between European integration and the tradition of domestic consensus politics remains unclear. In order to ...

In the early modern period, the Low Countries performed a key role in trade and commerce on the European continent. In their ‘Golden Ages’, Antwerp and Amsterdam attracted merchants from all over Europe, and even beyond. The development of commerce and finance within this transregional reality raised new normative questions on how to deal with novel financial techniques. At the same time, public, private and ecclesiastical debtors were in a ...

The Low Countries of northwestern Europe in the early medieval period occupied a crucial position as a hinge between the advanced production and rich elites of the Frankish Kingdom and the maritime realms of the Baltic. In the 7th, 8th and 9th centuries. The inhabitatants of this region were maritime actors in the exchange of goods and ideas from the different corners of Europe. Ohthere would have encountered them in the large ports of trade ...