The VI. “Brünner Workshop zu diplomatischen Studien” will take place at the Masaryk University in Brno, under the title Diplomata municipalia. Spätmittelalterliche Privilegien in der politischen Kommunikation zwischen König und Stadt. Conference languages are German and English, and proposals for 20-minute papers are to be sent in by May 31st, 2025.
The workshop is part of a three-year project named “The Emperor‘s City between diplomacy and war. The communication of Sigismund of Luxembourg with the imperial city of Nuremberg”. It aims at studying the privileges granted to late-medieval cities as instruments and products of political communication between sovereigns and cities. Following topics are suggested:
- Methods and opportunities for the study of royal/imperial privilegies granted to cities in the late Middle Ages;
- Ways and means of political communication between the imperial cities and their sovereigns;
- The use of city privileges in the communication with the sovereigns;
- The processes of creation of late-medieval privileges for urban beneficiaries and their political context.
The organizers particularly welcome papers making use of digital methods (Digital/Distant Diplomatics) to broaden their studies of charters and privileges.
Please find enclosed the call for papers with all relevant details and adresses; or visit the dedicated page at the Department of Auxiliary Sciences and Archival Studies of the University.
Commission internationale de diplomatique 