Lisa Demets
Biographic Data
| ID | 1627072 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisa Demets |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Demets |
| SIGNATURE | DEMETS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6095-4998 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Urban Women
The medieval city continues to capture the imagination, not least in the Low Countries, where much of the present urban landscape still rests on medieval foundations. It remains compelling to envis...
Women, war and intelligence in Ypres and the Flemish West Quarter (1488–1489)
This article sheds light on the often-overlooked roles women played in the intelligence networks of Flanders during the war against Maximilian of Austria in 1488–1489, by focussing on the intelligence activities of women in the Flemish West Quarter compensated by the city of Ypres. It also explores the growing professionalisation of these women, noting how the same women were employed repeatedly, reflecting the establishment of more structured in…
Moral Injury and the Implicit or Explicit Language of Sexual Violence during Warfare in Fifteenth-Century Flemish Chronicles
In late medieval Flemish chronicles, sexual violence is frequently depicted as a consequence of war. Chroniclers distinguished between rape as a crime of passion and rape by armed coercion, reflecting broader societal perceptions of sexual violence. These accounts often served to demonize enemies, portraying them as morally corrupt, but they also reveal anxieties about leadership failures and moral transgressions within one’s own ranks that led t…
Medieval French Interlocutions
Bruges as a multilingual contact zone
Medieval Bruges was an important international economic hub in the late Middle Ages. Similar to other luxury goods, manuscripts produced in Bruges were intended for both local and international audiences. This article scrutinizes the specific urban context of Bruges as a multilingual contact zone focusing on quantitative data of extant manuscripts and case-studies of professional and non-professional book production. The dominance of francophone …
‘Omme maren te vernemene van den Duutschen’
‘To get information about the Germans’. Women as spies and messengers in the Flemish Revolt (1488-9) Women played a crucial role in 1488-9 during the war of the Flemish cities against Maximilian of Austria, the regent of count Philip the Fair. They were key figures in communication networks, carrying letters between different cities and their militias. Moreover, as spies they also provided intelligence on the position of enemy armies. This articl…
Manuscripts, Stationers, and Printers
The Excellent Chronicle of Flanders is one of the most important regional chronicle traditions, firmly embedded in the political context of the Flemish towns in the late Middle Ages. This article discusses the reception of the Excellent Chronicle in the early sixteenth century, and its commercial rather than political position within Bruges's professional book market before it was printed by the Antwerp workshop of Willem Vorsterman in 1531.The c…
De relatie tussen geschiedschrijving en regionale identiteit
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
Royal bastards. The birth of illegitimacy 800-1230
In Royal Bastards. The Birth of Illegitimacy 800-1230, Sara McDougall nuances the long-held view that the stigmatization of children born outside of marriage as ‘bastards’ emerged in the Early Midd
Urban chronicle writing in late medieval Flanders
The absence of a ‘real’ urban chronicle tradition in fifteenth-century Flanders similar to the Italian or German models has raised questions among scholars. However, there is also no satisfactory consensus on the exact meaning or contents of medieval ‘urban historiography’. Some were ‘official’ city chronicles, while others lauded patrician lineages or took the viewpoint of specific social groups or corporate organizations and reinforced construc…
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Urban chronicle writing in late medieval Flanders
The absence of a ‘real’ urban chronicle tradition in fifteenth-century Flanders similar to the Italian or German models has raised questions among scholars. However, there is also no satisfactory consensus on the exact meaning or contents of medieval ‘urban historiography’. Some were ‘official’ city chronicles, while others lauded patrician lineages or took the viewpoint of specific social groups or corporate organizations and reinforced construc…
Royal bastards. The birth of illegitimacy 800-1230
In Royal Bastards. The Birth of Illegitimacy 800-1230, Sara McDougall nuances the long-held view that the stigmatization of children born outside of marriage as ‘bastards’ emerged in the Early Midd
De relatie tussen geschiedschrijving en regionale identiteit
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
‘Omme maren te vernemene van den Duutschen’
‘To get information about the Germans’. Women as spies and messengers in the Flemish Revolt (1488-9) Women played a crucial role in 1488-9 during the war of the Flemish cities against Maximilian of Austria, the regent of count Philip the Fair. They were key figures in communication networks, carrying letters between different cities and their militias. Moreover, as spies they also provided intelligence on the position of enemy armies. This articl…
Manuscripts, Stationers, and Printers
The Excellent Chronicle of Flanders is one of the most important regional chronicle traditions, firmly embedded in the political context of the Flemish towns in the late Middle Ages. This article discusses the reception of the Excellent Chronicle in the early sixteenth century, and its commercial rather than political position within Bruges's professional book market before it was printed by the Antwerp workshop of Willem Vorsterman in 1531.The c…
Bruges as a multilingual contact zone
Medieval Bruges was an important international economic hub in the late Middle Ages. Similar to other luxury goods, manuscripts produced in Bruges were intended for both local and international audiences. This article scrutinizes the specific urban context of Bruges as a multilingual contact zone focusing on quantitative data of extant manuscripts and case-studies of professional and non-professional book production. The dominance of francophone …
Medieval French Interlocutions
Women, war and intelligence in Ypres and the Flemish West Quarter (1488–1489)
This article sheds light on the often-overlooked roles women played in the intelligence networks of Flanders during the war against Maximilian of Austria in 1488–1489, by focussing on the intelligence activities of women in the Flemish West Quarter compensated by the city of Ypres. It also explores the growing professionalisation of these women, noting how the same women were employed repeatedly, reflecting the establishment of more structured in…
Moral Injury and the Implicit or Explicit Language of Sexual Violence during Warfare in Fifteenth-Century Flemish Chronicles
In late medieval Flemish chronicles, sexual violence is frequently depicted as a consequence of war. Chroniclers distinguished between rape as a crime of passion and rape by armed coercion, reflecting broader societal perceptions of sexual violence. These accounts often served to demonize enemies, portraying them as morally corrupt, but they also reveal anxieties about leadership failures and moral transgressions within one’s own ranks that led t…
Urban Women
The medieval city continues to capture the imagination, not least in the Low Countries, where much of the present urban landscape still rests on medieval foundations. It remains compelling to envis...
History (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Art (5 works) · Medieval Literature and History (5 works) · Classics (4 works) · Flemish (4 works) · Historical Influence and Diplomacy (4 works) · Law (4 works)