Elenchus fontium historiae urbanae, quem edendum curaverunt C. Van de Kieft et J.F. Niermeijer

Elenchus fontium historiae urbanae was conceived as a monumental scholarly undertaking designed to provide a systematic inventory of source materials for the study of urban history in medieval Europe. Edited by historians C. Van de Kieft and J.F. Niermeijer, the volume served as a critical bibliographic tool for researchers, reflecting the mid-twentieth-century academic push to organize and categorize complex primary texts that had previously remained scattered across fragmented archival records.

The editorial work was supported by the International Commission for the History of Representative and Parliamentary Institutions, reflecting the era's emphasis on institutional and social history. By cataloging the 'fountains' or origins of urban records, the authors aimed to create a foundational reference for historians of the Middle Ages. Upon its publication by Brill, the work was received as an essential, if highly specialized, reference for university libraries and medieval research centers, cementing its place as a staple of historiographical methodology.