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Introduction Jacoba Van Leeuwen Ritual and State-Building: Ceremonies in Late Medieval Bruges Andrew Brown Public Encounters between the City Council and the Episcopal Lord in Late Medieval Basel: Routine Jobs or Transitions in Symbolic Communication? Christoph Friedrich Weber Le roi et son double: a Royal Entry to Late-Medieval Abbeville Katell Laveant Balancing Tradition and Rites of Rebellion: The Ritual Transfer of Power in Bruges on 12 february 1488 Jacoba Van Leeuwen Giving by Pouring: The Function of Gifts of Wine in the City of Leiden (14th-16th Centuries) Mario Damen Negotiating and Establishing Peace between Gestures and Written Documents: The Waldman-Process in Late Medieval Zurich (1489) Michael Jucker Register