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Edited Volume “The Handpress World of Habsburg Central Europe”
edited by Doris Gruber, Mona Garloff, Zsuzsanna Varga, Michael Wögerbauer
The planned book assesses how far existing scholarship has mapped the book history of the Habsburg Monarchy in the handpress era (15th–19th centuries). Research in this field still too often follows linguistic and national lines—particularly in the Monarchy’s successor states—resulting in fragmented perspectives and limited exchange across regions.
This volume responds to that challenge by offering the first rigorous, critical, and region-wide overview of the state of research. By bringing together approaches and findings across borders, it also lays the groundwork for future scholarship that is more explicitly transnational in scope.
The collection will feature fifteen chapters by leading specialists for the respective regions. Published in English, it is aimed at an academic audience across the former Habsburg lands and at scholars of book history more broadly.
Estimated Publication Date: 2027
Compendium “Print Culture and Public Spheres in Central Europe (1450–1800)”
edited by Doris Gruber, Mona Garloff, Marion Romberg, Michael Wögerbauer
One of the central goals of this COST Action is the publication of the compendium Print Culture and Public Spheres in Central Europe (1450–1800). Around 80 authors from 21 countries and 11 disciplines are contributing, making the volume a genuinely international and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Covering the period from c. 1450 to 1800, the compendium focuses on the region between the Holy Roman Empire, the Baltic Sea, the Adriatic Sea, and the Black Sea, including the Ottoman Empire. While some contributions extend beyond these geographical boundaries, all are connected to the history of Central Europe.
The volume is structured around key themes such as the history of public spheres, book history, materiality, print circulation, translation, religion, and collective identities. It aims to offer a broad and innovative perspective on the book history of Central Europe through historical, methodological, and interdisciplinary approaches.
The compendium marks an important milestone for the COST Action and highlights the strength of collaborative research across borders and disciplines.
Estimated Publication Date: 2029
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