The present volume presents an annotated edition of 464 German and Latin inscriptions in the district (Landkreis) of Hildesheim from the early 13th century up to 1650. The vast majority of inscriptions can be found in rural village churches. Main emphasis is put on about 100 inscriptions on bells which allow us to gain an authentic insight into the bells of the Hildesheim area and its different bell foundries. The large number of epitaphs show the way rural aristocracy wanted to be remembered. In addition to the inscriptions on bells those on altar pieces, offertory boxes and chalices give important evidence how the interior of village churches had been changed by the reformation.

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.

Der Band enthält die kommentierte Edition von 170 Inschriften der Stadt Einbeck in ihren heutigen Grenzen bis zum Jahr 1650 sowie weitere 48 Baudaten und Initialen. Erfasst werden nicht nur die erhaltenen Inschriften, sondern auch diejenigen, die nur noch in älteren Abschriften oder Photographien vorliegen. Den Schwerpunkt des Bestandes bilden die Inschriften des späten Mittelalters und der frühen Neuzeit. Dabei entfallen ein Drittel der Katalognummern allein auf das Stift St. Alexandri, der größte Anteil entfällt auf Grabdenkmäler. Die Inschriftentexte werden unter Auflösung der Abkürzungen ediert und kommentiert. Lateinische Inschriften und Texte älterer deutscher Sprachstufen werden übersetzt. Ein ausführlicher Tafelteil, der auch einzelne heute nicht mehr vorhandene Stücke abbildet, ergänzt die Edition.

The volume contains 410 inscriptions of the Northeim area (Landkreis) up to the year 1650 including 79 that are originated from the Gandersheim monastery up to 1700. The precise edition of the inscriptions has been supplemented by commentaries and 10 indexes. Thus a vast stock of inscriptions on funeral monuments, on bells, buildings and church fittings is presented to research in local and regional history. Together with more than 90 volumes of the series „Die Deutschen Inschriften“ (German Inscriptions) researchers in the history of piety, erudition and mentalities, of arts, philology and other humanities will find rich and sometimes hitherto unknown materials.

Der Band umfasst die kommentierte Edition von 450 Inschriften des Landkreises Göttingen bis zum Jahr 1650. Aufgenommen sind nicht nur die im Original erhaltenen Inschriften, sondern auch diejenigen, die nur noch in älteren Abschriften oder Abbildungen vorliegen. Die Anhänge umfassen Jahreszahlen und Initialen, eine repräsentative Auswahl der Inschriften und Motive der Mündener Keramik, Hausmarken und Meisterzeichen sowie Nachträge zum Inschriftenband Göttingen.

In 620 individual articles, this volume contains an annotated edition of inscriptions from five districts south-west of the Elbe up to the year 1650. The inscriptions focus on the noble families living in the countryside with their manors, family chapels and patronage churches. Other focal points are the Bardowick canonry of St Peter and Paul, the town of Uelzen and the inscriptions referring to the Lüneburg dukes as princes and their officials.

The present volume presents an annotated edition of 464 German and Latin inscriptions in the district (Landkreis) of Hildesheim from the early 13th century up to 1650. The vast majority of inscriptions can be found in rural village churches. Main emphasis is put on about 100 inscriptions on bells which allow us to gain an authentic insight into the bells of the Hildesheim area and its different bell foundries. The large number of epitaphs show the way rural aristocracy wanted to be remembered. In addition to the inscriptions on bells those on altar pieces, offertory boxes and chalices give important evidence how the interior of village churches had been changed by the reformation.