Thomas, Drew B.: The industry of evangelism. Printing for the Reformation in Martin Luther’s Wittenberg

Of the leading print centres in early modern Europe, Wittenberg was the only one that was not a major centre of trade, politics, or culture. This monograph examines the rise…

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Dijkstra, Trude: Printing and publishing Chinese religion and philosophy in the Dutch Republic

This book discusses how Chinese religion and philosophy were represented in printed works produced in the Dutch Republic between 1595 and 1700. By focusing on books, newspapers, learned journals, and…

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Mauro Perani (ed.): Medieval Hebrew manuscripts reused as book-bindings in Italy. European Genizah texts and studies.

This richly illustrated volume offers the most comprehensive and updated survey on about sixteen thousand Hebrew manuscript fragments reused as book-bindings and preserved in hundreds of libraries and archives in…

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Laube, Stefan: Einladende Buch-Anfänge

Titelbilder des Wissens in der frühen Neuzeit Reihe:Wolfenbütteler ForschungenBandnummer:170Umfang/Format:420 Seiten, 117 s/w-Abb., 25 Farbabb.Sprache:DeutschAusstattung:Buch (Hardcover)Abmessungen:16,00 × 24,00 cmGewicht:1060gErscheinungsdatum:09.03.2022Preise:82,00 Eur[D] / 84,30 Eur[A]ISBN:978-3-447-11689-3 „In medias res“ – so beginnt kein Buch. Vielmehr sind…

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