Von 1. bis 23. Juni veranstalteten das Historische Seminar der Universität Luzern und das Kunsthistorische Institut der Universität Zürich in Kooperation mit der Stiftung Bibliothek Werner Oechslin in Einsiedeln ein Symposium zum Thema „Buchpraktiken und Bücherwissen 1450-1750“.
Dictionary of Terms and Expressions Commonly Used in the Antiquarian Book Trade. - In English, French, German and Italian. "Contrary to common practice, this dictionary contains as few words as possible. I have limited the terms, to those used by antiquarian booksellers, which are not to be found in the usual bilingual, trilingual, or multilingual dictionaries. " Edgar Franco's "Dictionary" was published by the ILAB in 1994. It is available as a pdf file, and as a print version.
Welcome to French Emblems at Glasgow. This website gives you access to all the French Emblem Books of the 16th century, along with their Latin versions when appropriate. While the seed of the emblem as a genre was sown in Germany in 1531, it flowered and developed in France during the 16th century, and it was from there that it spread throughout Europe.
Hat Deutschland im 19. Jahrhundert einen industriellen Aufstieg erlebt, weil das Land kein Urheberrecht kannte? Mit dieser Analyse sorgt ein Münchner Wirtschaftshistoriker für Aufsehen.