Collection-specific digitisation and indexing of 17th century prints published in the German-speaking world (Bibles, hymnals, Württembergica)

• Applicant: Dr. Rupert Schaab
• Subject Area: Protestant Theology ; Early Modern History
• Term: since 2025
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 560779697

The WLB Stuttgart records approx. 3,450 titles relevant to VD17 that belong to historically developed collections or are defined by genre. These are 389 editions of the Bible, 131 hymnals and Württembergica (approx. 1,000 official publications, approx. 1,080 funeral sermons, approx. 850 VD17-Nova with a Württemberg printing location). For cataloguing and digitisation, the tried and tested procedures of the VD17 project will be used for cataloguing and digitisation. A total of approx. 442,000 pages will be digitised.

• DFG Programme: Cataloguing and Digitisation (Scientific Library Services and Information Systems)