This twofold volume covers the annotated edition of 664 inscriptions in the district of Schaumburg dating from the 12th century up to the year 1650. A further 76 short inscriptions are collected in an appendix. Not only do the original texts appear but also those only available in older copies or illustrations.The district of Schaumburg offers a huge amount of material especially from the renaissance. Many of these inscriptions were created in the stimulating atmosphere at residences of the Lords of Holstein-Schaumburg in Stadthagen and Bückeburg. Next to them the landed gentry functioned as builders and donators. And of course the citizens of towns showed their self-consciousness by inscriptions on timbered houses mainly in Stadthagen and Rinteln. Inscriptions in churches show how the reformation had been established in that area. A great number of epitaphs have come down to us illustrating the mentality of the ruling classes.The first part of this volume contains the preface, bibliography, register and the illustrations. The second part includes the catalogue with the annotated edition of the inscriptions. The articles, arranged in chronological order, provide the texts and explain the abbreviations. There is a translation of the Latin and medieval German texts and a description of the underlying objects. In the annotations you can find biographical information as well as hints on artists and craftsmen. In the appendix there are short inscriptions such as dates, initials, tituli and also marks.This volume provides rich and complex material for local historical research as well as for questions concerning piety, education, mentality, history of art and philology. weiterlesen