The two-volume reference work is an important part of the renowned Verfasserlexikon zur deutschen Literatur des Mittelalters [Author Lexicon of German Literature of the Middle Ages], and, using the established systematics of the main work, documents and presents bio-bibliographical articles from Latin literature and science in the German-speaking area between 1480 and 1520. The lexicon is a valuable reference work on German High Humanism - a work which will mark the way for future research in literary science and history and which presents the first scientific bundling and presentation of information and texts that were previously difficult to access. Through the Author Lexicon on German Humanism, an important phase of German literary history, which is still terra incognita to a great extent, has been made comprehensively accessible.