Analytical Bibliography of Periodical Directories of the
Holy Roman Empire and its Institutions
Project Description
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The 18th century saw the development and spread of a new type of periodical in Germany consisting mainly of lists of court officials, administrative staff, and members of the military in the different political entities. At first these annual publications were printed at the territorial level and mainly referred to as "court almanachs" ("Hofkalender") or "state almanachs" ("Staatskalender"). From the 1720's onward, directories of this kind were issued on the Imperial level, too. They registered either the members of the Holy Roman Empire as a whole or the personnel of its individual institutions, such as the Imperial Diet (Reichstag), the Imperial Circles (Reichskreise), the Imperial Knights (Reichsritterschaft) etc. The Imperial series are the subject
of the present research project. It comprises a complete
bibliography, a quantitative study of their respective
contents, and a sketch of their historical development
placing the genre within the social and cultural context
of the 18th century. |
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Funded by: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German
Research Foundation) |
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