Das 15. Jahrhundert

The 15th century is generally regarded as an incubation period, as an era of important upheavals and innovations that occurred before 1500, but whose full impact was not felt until the following century. This century is not primarily >just yet< (="">autumn of the Middle Ages<) or="">not yet< (pre-reformation),="" but="" a="" vital="" time="" of="" its="" own="" right="" in="" many="" fields,="" which="" needs="" to="" be="" viewed="" and="" discussed="" from="" many="" perspectives.="" the="" present="" volume="" illustrates="" in="" an="" interdisciplinary="" perspective="" the="" rich="" and="" diverse="" intellectual-cultural="" life="" of="" the="" century="" in="" its="" own="" right,="" detached="" from="" any="" phenomena="" of="" the="" history="" of="" religion,="" media,="" globalization="" and="" (scientific)="" knowledge="" that="" may="" have="" emerged="" from="" it="" later.="" this="" life="" offers="" starting="" points="" and="" research="" areas="" for="" many="" disciplines,="" which="" are="" gathered="" in="" this="" conference="">