Improving Accessibility of Sources Pertaining to the History of Universities in Pre-Modern Times in Central Europe: An Overview of the Past Two Decades and Outlook for the Future
2019
Abstract
This contribution focuses mainly on editing activities since app. 2000 pertaining to ancient Central European universities in Prague, Vienna, Krakow, and Leipzig. This comparative approach offers an opportunity to identify the main directions of research in the history of medieval and Early Modern universities in the region, which were since its foundation by Charles IV dominated by the Prague university.
Alongside printed editions, the authors also pay attention to improvements in accessibility which are due to digitalisation of source materials and biographic files from the university environment.
