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Princesses' Libraries and Knowledge Practices in the German-speaking World of the 18th Century
Reconstruction of 100 princesses' libraries in cooperation between the Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel and the Trier Center for Digital Humanities.
Digital Literary and Cultural Studies Wikibase Linked Open Data
👑 Princesses
People & Biographies
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📚 Libraries
Reconstructed Collections
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📄 Sources & Documents
Inventories, Letters, Records
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This project investigates the knowledge practices and knowledge organisation of princely women of the 18th century through their libraries. The research platform links bibliographic data of the examined books with specific information — such as provenance and reading traces — as well as biographical data of the collectors in a knowledge graph. The database covers 99 libraries, documented through historical catalogues, auction lists, letters and diaries.
| Project Manager | Dr. Joëlle Weis (TCDH Trier) & Prof. Dr. Peter Burschel (HAB Wolfenbüttel) |
| Duration | October 2024 – 2036 |
| Funding | German Research Foundation (DFG) |
| Institutions | Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel & Trier Center for Digital Humanities |
| Documentation | Data Model · Editing Guidelines |