| Genealogical Knowledge in the Making: Tools, Practices, and Evidence in Early Modern Europe Contributor(s): Eickmeyer, Jost (Editor), Friedrich, Markus (Editor), Bauer, Volker (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3110589958 ISBN-13: 9783110589955 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $110.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Eastern Europe - General - History | Europe - General - History | Modern - 17th Century |
| Series: Cultures and Practices of Knowledge in History |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.61 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines how genealogical knowledge was produced in Early Modern Europe. It studies the procedures and difficulties of genealogical research and highlights the many challenges that had to be overcome in the process of establishing family histories. Archives had to be visited, stone inscriptions had to be deciphered, and countless individuals had to be identified. The papers demonstrate that none of these tasks were simple and that the results of the research efforts often remained ambivalent. How early modern genealogists went about studying these questions is investigated here in a comparative perspective that includes cases from Germany, Italy, France, Wales, and beyond. |
Contributor Bio(s): Eickmeyer, Jost: - Jost Eickmeyer, Freie Univerität Berlin; Markus Friedrich, Universität Hamburg, Volker Bauer, Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel. |