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The latest news from the History Publishing Unit at Brill. Part of the De Gruyter Brill Family.

The History Publishing Unit at Brill publishes over a broad range of periods and themes in largely European history and culture, e.g. medieval, early modern and modern history and Slavic studies, intellectual history and the history of warfare. The History Publishing Unit currently publishes some 175 books and 25 journals, and a major primary sources list.

27/01/2025

On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, we honor the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and reaffirm our responsibility to guard against the rise of intolerance and hatred.

For those doing research into the history of the Holocaust, our landmark 16-volume collection "The Persecution and Murder of the European Jews by N**i Germany, 1933–1945" offers a wealth of primary sources. The first three volumes can now be downloaded free of charge here: https://pmj-documents.org/free-download/

For the German speakers out there, you can also listen to our podcast on memory politics with PMJ series editor Susanne Heim (Freie Universität Berlin) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db2bfxD23wI

27/01/2025

Walter Melion of Emory University presents Karl Enenkel of Münster University with a Festschrift in his honor. Published as the 100th volume in Enenkel’s own book series, Intersections, we managed to keep the project a secret from the laureate for four years. The expression on his face is priceless.

https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/71161

22/01/2025

Wallpaper in the canteen of the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society. Can you spot the Brill books?

21/01/2025

“The Atlas of the Principality of Polatsk” is one of the oldest cartographic representations of the military conflict between Russia (Muscovy) and the Western world. It was drawn at the beginning of the Livonian War (1579–1582) when the Polish-Lithuanian army liberated the Lithuanian and Livonian lands from Muscovian occupation.

"The Mapping of a Russian War", edited by Jakub Niedźwiedź, Karol Łopatecki, und Grzegorz Franczak, focuses on the military aspects of the maps, their political and propaganda use, and the Early Modern construction of the past through maps.

The authors present an innovative approach to these maps, which so far had rarely examined by the international research community.

The book is available in open access. Visit our website and download your personal copy.
👉https://brill.ws/42lMPjG

20/01/2025

Edited by Anthony Grafton (Princeton) and Paolo Sachet (Geneva), our new series Receptio Patristica has lifted off! The first two volumes are out, and a third one is in production. Stay tuned at www.brill.com/repa.

Published:

Vol. 1: Jean-Louis Quantin (Sorbonne, Paris), The Patristic Text in the Confessional Age (16th–17th Centuries): Erudition, Theology, Censorship.

Vol. 2: Alexander Treiger (Dalhousie University), The Church Fathers in Arabic Translations.

Forthcoming:

Vol. 3: Josh Timmermann (University of British Columbia), In the Footsteps of the Ancient Fathers: The Construction and Use of Patristic Authority in the Carolingian Era.

20/01/2025

𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀

In 2024, we celebrated the launch of the "Encyclopedia of Medicine in the Greco-Roman World" (EMGO), the first comprehensive English-language reference on ancient medicine. This dual-language resource includes an updated English edition alongside the "German Antike Medizin: Ein Lexikon" (2005), with hundreds of new articles on topics like healing practices, dietetics, and love spells.

An essential tool for scholars in classical studies, history of medicine, and beyond. Explore it now at https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/db/emgo.

17/01/2025

2024 was a particularly productive year for Brill author Renske Hoff of Utrecht University. Not only did she publish a monograph, an edited volume, and a journal issue; she also gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. The young one seems to share his mother's love for books.

09/01/2025

Looking for a new challenge in 2025? The "Hobbes Studies" Essay Prize Competition 2025 might be just the thing for you.

We are looking for submissions which make original contributions to the study of Hobbes’s thought, life, or the reception of his ideas. Articles which engage with other thinkers are also accepted, as long as a strong connection to Hobbes is demonstrated.

Visit our website and learn more about how to participate.

👉 https://brill.ws/Hobbes-Essay-Prize-25
👉 https://brill.ws/Hobbes-Studies

08/01/2025

Today, we celebrate the latest volume in the Library of the Written Word series. Edited by Elise Watson and Jessica Farrell-Jobst, Gender and the Book Trades proposes a new and radically inclusive approach to the study of the book by using gender itself as a tool of analysis.

https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/70509

07/01/2025

The Netherlands Yearbook for History of Art/Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek in its first (1947) and latest (2024) iteration.

www.brill.com/nkj

07/01/2025

“an important book [...] the English translation in particular shows the special nature of Weyerman's expansion and appropriation. For the Weyerman beginner, the anthology is an infectious introduction. [...] Thanks to De Vries, Weyerman and his virtuoso style are given a place of honor in European literature. [...] His portrayal of Weyerman as a satirist and moralist is illuminating.”

Peter Altena in

06/01/2025

In "The Regula as a Rhetorical Device in Roman Law", the authors challenge long-held beliefs about 'regulae' in Justinian’s "Digest", arguing that twenty of them are not legal rules but rhetorical arguments. By exploring their context within rhetoric, especially Cicero’s "Topica", they propose a paradigm shift in how we study Roman law, revealing new insights into its structure and logic.

👉 https://brill.ws/lhl-71

03/01/2025

The Iberian world played a central role in the global slave trade from the 15th century onward. However, studying Iberian slavery poses significant challenges, particularly in accessing the perspectives of the enslaved due to the scarcity of autobiographical sources.
"Urban Plan, Architecture, and the Geography of the Sacred in Colonial Morelos" demonstrates innovative approaches, using alternative archives such as inquisitorial and trial records to uncover the individual and collective experiences of enslaved people under Iberian rule.

👉 https://brill.ws/morelos

30/12/2024

New in Open Access: The Globalization of Netherlandish Art. Edited by Benjamin Schmidt (University of Washington) and Thijs Weststeijn (Utrecht University) and featuring 127 color illustrations, this volume examines how artworks produced in the wake of European expansion—art produced in the Netherlands in reaction to the world outside of Europe and art made outside of Europe in reaction to encounters with the Netherlands—help us better understand the cultural impacts of globalization.

Read it now at https://brill.com/display/title/70704.

27/12/2024

Guest edited by Sinem Casale (Minnesota/Florence), the latest issue of the Journal of Early Modern History takes a fresh look at global early modern art through seven objects: an illustrated Persian recipe book, a cure-all drug, a lost reliquary, a painting of Paradise, an ebony chest, a broken crucifix, and a s***f bottle.
The aim of this collection of microhistories is to suggest alternative ways of approaching global early modern art, pinpoint unexplored avenues of research, lacunae, and methods or questions that might take this burgeoning field into new directions.

https://brill.com/view/journals/jemh/28/6/jemh.28.issue-6.xml

23/12/2024

Volga Bulgaria (10th to early 13th centuries) was the only Muslim state in Eastern Europe before 1300. For several centuries, it operated as a bridge between the Christian West and the Muslim East. As such, it is widely believed that the colossal transit of oriental silver coin through the state was the foundation of the Bulgar economy while Islam consolidated statehood in the Middle Volga region.

Drawing on the rich archaeological record, Konstantin Rudenko argues against this view, demonstrating that the Bulgar culture was instead formed on the basis of its own resources. The Bulgars thus represent a unique example of relatively rapid change from nomadism to sedentism and urbanization, with no significant influence from neighboring, developed states.

👉 https://brill.ws/rudenko

20/12/2024

*𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬*
"The Great War and the Anthropocene" shifts the spotlight to the Eastern Fronts of the Great War—particularly the Austro-Russian conflict—uncovering the often-overlooked environmental and spatial dimensions of the war’s history.
Centering on Galicia, a once-overlooked region that became a battleground for three imperial armies, it reveals how, for the first time, nature played a decisive role in shaping the course of war.

This book draws on a multilingual approach and extensive archival research, offering fresh perspectives on this pivotal region’s wartime experience. Download your personal copy from our website and gather new insights into this crucial event in history.
👉 https://brill.ws/hw-148

18/12/2024

Available in free access, this new special double issue of "Logos" explores the vibrant and dynamic world of publishing in Africa. Edited by Stephanie Kitchen, David Mills, and Ansh*ta Ail, it features interviews with independent publishing professionals and highlights the diverse publishing scene—from fiction to academic monographs. Contributors also stress the vital role of women in shaping this industry driven by passion and creativity.

This issue of "Logos" is in open access for a limited time. Visit our website and learn more about this inspiring publishing community.

👉 https://brill.ws/logos-35

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