Die Kanzleisprache Ludwigs des Bayern im europäischen Kontext

Emperor Louis IV was embroiled in many conflicts with competing dynasties and the papacy. In league with aspiring cities in the empire, he gained allies and issued privileges and documents in the vernacular. This volume is the first to systematically and interdisciplinarily illuminate Louis’s German-language documents and the crucial role he played in developing written New High German language in a European context.