medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From a colleague in Virginia. I thought it worth sharing.
Tom Izbicki
The Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke is the Prussian State Library’s
attempt to catalog and identify locations for all 15th century imprints,
not just from Germany but from all over Europe. It’s been online for a
while, but until this month the interface required use of the Citrix
client. The newest release is a Web application, no special client
needed, though some types of information still require special fonts.
The online version not only is searchable, but is also apparently being
updated more or less as the work is done so it should normally be a bit
ahead of the print volumes.
The search interface is in German. The introductory and help pages are
also available in English, but you have to scroll all the way down to
the bottom of the side menu to find the option to switch languages.
URL for the English version:
http://www.gesamtkatalogderwiegendrucke.de/GWEN.xhtml
(And before I get letters from my Germanist colleagues, I know it’s not
the Prussian State Library anymore, but that’s where the GW started and
the current name is too much of a mouthful for mixed company.)
- Jim Campbell
Digital Access Librarian | Librarian for German
University of Virginia Library | Charlottesville, VA 22904-4112
513 Alderman | [log in to unmask] | 434-924-4985
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