We live in a world riven through with standards. To understand more of their deep, rich past is to understand ourselves better. The two volumes, Standardization

This volume presents fourteen case studies of standardization processes in eleven different Germanic languages. Together, the contributions confront problematic

This book seeks to understand the music of the later Middle Ages in a fuller perspective, moving beyond the traditional focus on the creative work of composers

Around 1900, standard contracts and clauses spread throughout international industries such as transport, insurance and finance. The "earthquake clause", which