Knihy a dějiny
The journal Knihy a dějiny (Books and History) is a scientific peer-reviewed periodical issued by the Library of the Czech Academy of Sciences since 1994. It is comes out once a year, focusing on the publication of the results of research into the history of books, book printing and libraries in Bohemia and Moravia until the mid-19th century. Besides source-based and material studies, the journal publishes reviews and reports on domestic as well as foreign bibliographic production and provides information on subject-related conferences and events. The main publication language is Czech. However, since 2020, the key-study has been translated into English in order to attract the international audience too. All the peer-reviewed articles have an English abstract, keywords and summary and bibliographies of sources.
The focus of the journal:
Knihy a dějiny is the only peer-reviewed periodical issued in the Czech Republic to focus on the publication of outcomes of research into book culture, book printing and library history in Bohemia and Moravia between the 15th and 19th centuries. Because of the multidisciplinary character of the research into book culture, the journal aims to be a platform not only for bibliographers and book historians but also for researchers from related disciplines, such as literary history, Czech language studies or museology. Although the focus on book culture is predominant in the studies published, the texts lie on the boundaries of history, literary history, linguistics, art history and related disciplines. These include articles on book history (typography, illustration, provenance and binding analyses), printing production and printing shops active in Bohemia and Moravia, the book trade, contemporary censorship and, last but not least, the history of both private and public libraries (ecclesiastical, aristocratic, burgher and professional libraries, as well book collections preserved in various institutions).
Publisher:
Book History Department
Library of the CAS, v. v. i.
Národní 1009/3
115 22 Prague 1
Editorial office:
Book History Department of the Library of the CAS
Tel.: 221 403 385
E-mail: knihyadejiny@lib.cas.cz
vesela@lib.cas.cz
ISSN 1210-8510 (Print)
ISSN 2571-2322 (Online)
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