In 372 catalogue numbers, the volume presents inscriptions from the Middle Weser region from the 13th century to 1650. The most important inscription site in the district of Nienburg is the former Cistercian monastery of Loccum with around 100 inscriptions. Nienburg, the former seat of the counts of Hoya, also has a rich collection of inscriptions. Further inscriptions, which are distributed among the monasteries and convents in Schinna, Nendorf and Bücken as well as the villages of the district, provide insights into the self-representation of citizens, farmers and the lower nobility.

Die Wirren des Dreißigjährigen Krieges aus der Perspektive einer Frau

This volume contains the annotated edition of 664 inscriptions and 74 dates and initials on objects dating from the 12th century to the year 1650. Having been an independent territory for a long time and due to a distinctive awareness of history the district of Schaumburg offers rich material of inscriptions. The emphasis is put on those concerning the Schaumburg residences and the gentry as well as house inscriptions. The inscriptions in village churches and in the convents of Möllenbeck and Obernkirchen show how the reformation had been established. The wallpaintings in Möllenbeck convent which have been recently uncovered are completely published for the first time.

Im Jubiläumsjahr des ehemaligen Münchner Jesuitenkollegs und heutigen Wilhelmsgymnasiums wird dessen bildungspolitische Bedeutung von der Gründung zur Zeit der Gegenreformation über Spätaufklärung und Philhellenismus bis ins 21. Jahrhundert illustriert.