Cover illustration: First issue of the Türkischer Estats und Krieges-Bericht. State and University Library Hamburg (see also figure 2.4).
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Hillgärtner, Jan, author.
Title: News in times of conflict : the development of the German newspaper, 1605–1650 / by Jan Hillgärtner.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2021. | Series: The handpress world; vol.71 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021005188 (print) | LCCN 2021005189 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004432482 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004432628 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: German newspapers—History—17th century. | Press—Germany—History—17th century. | Foreign news—Germany—History—17th century. | Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden, 1594–1632—Press coverage. | Charles I, King of England, 1600–1649—Press coverage.
Classification: LCC PN5205 .H55 2021 (print) | LCC PN5205 (ebook) | DDC 073.09/032—dc23
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ISSN 1874-4834
ISBN 978-90-04-43248-2 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-43262-8 (e-book)
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