Research
Current research projects
Postdoc and Ph.D. projects
Research focus
The main fields of research of the professorship for history of the late Middle Ages include history of art and mentality (history of bodies, heresy, cultural contacts of Europe and East Asia), material culture of the Middle Ages and the early modern era, epigraphy especially in Alpine region, the history of Italy (with a focus on Venice and Rome) and the reception of the Middle Ages in modern times.
Current book project of Romedio Schmitz-Esser
Currently, Romedio Schmitz-Esser is conducting several research projects on graffiti in the early modern period in the Tyrolean region and in Regensburg
Venedig und der Norden im Spätmittelalter
The Lost Corpse. Constructions and Significance and of the Dead in Medieval Ashkenaz.
Reisende und die Vielfalt der von ihnen hinterlassenen Listen: Produktion, Gebrauch und Überlieferung im späten Mittelalter
Research of Prof. Dr. Bernd Schneidmüller
Until March 31st 2020, the professorship in history of the late Middle Ages at the Historical Seminar of the Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg was held by Prof. Dr. Bernd Schneidmüller. An overview of research projects of his team can be found hier.
Information on current events, lectures & conferences will be announced on the Home page
