Gutenberg Yearbook
Gutenberg Yearbook 2025
On June 21, 2025, the current volume of the Gutenberg Yearbook was presented by Prof. Dr. Gerhard Lauer at the annual general meeting. With the publication of the Gutenberg Yearbook 2025, the International Gutenberg Society in Mainz is celebrating a special anniversary: the 100th volume of the traditional series impressively documents the continuity and topicality of international book and printing research. Since 1926, the yearbook has accompanied the academic debate on the history of typography, type culture and the art of printing - making it one of the world's leading specialist organs in this field.
The 425-page anniversary edition comprises over 25 articles in several languages and covers a wide range of topics: from the Gutenberg Bible to questions about early printing technology and new insights into the role of book printing in the 19th century (table of contents). In the introduction, Gundula Gause pays tribute to the work of Gutenberg Prize winner Dr. Valentyna Bochkovska, Director of the Museum of Books and Printing in Kyiv. This is followed by studies on Gutenberg, previously unknown incunabula, typographic developments and the reception of printing in the context of nationalist movements.
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The Gutenberg Yearbook 2024
The Gutenberg Yearbook 2024 features articles on lesser-known aspects of Gutenberg's biography, the history of printing technology in Asia, new methods of researching printing history, the longevity of blackletter typefaces in German-speaking countries, the role of printing indulgence letters, Michael Puff von Schrick's distillation book, newly discovered incunabula in the University Library of Erlangen-Nuremberg, and richly decorated early Italian prints in Nuremberg. Other articles delve into the mystery of the first edition of Demosthenes' Orationes, edited by Aldus Manutius; the importance of the works of the Paduan physician Girolamo Capivaccio for the German medical profession in the 16th century; the 18th-century forgeries of editions of Montesquieu's writings; and the global history of book ownership and reading in European colonies. Contributions on the history of typography expand the range of topics covered in the yearbook, including the albums on early printing technology edited by Konrad Hälber, the type specimens in the Möllenstädt Collection at the German Museum of Technology, and the redesign of the exhibition on printing technology at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. The 2023 bibliography on incunabula research concludes the volume. Daniel Reynolds designed the typography and typesetting.
Founded in 1926 by Aloys Ruppel on behalf of the Gutenberg Society, the Gutenberg Yearbook is the central academic publication for international Gutenberg research.
The yearbook publishes articles in German, English, French, Italian, and Spanish. Prof. Dr. Gerhard Lauer, from the Gutenberg Institute for World Literature and Writing-Oriented Media (Department of Book Studies) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, is the scientific editor of the yearbook.
In addition to articles on the life and work of Johannes Gutenberg and the results of incunabula research, the Yearbook covers a wide range of topics, including the history of book printing from its beginnings to the present day; the history of paper; the history of libraries; the history of the book trade and publishing; the history of writing; modern typesetting and printing processes; developments in typography and new media; book illustration; bookbinding; newspapers and the press; literary reports on book printing and bookbinding; and articles on the history of reading.
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The Gutenberg Yearbook publishes articles in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Latin. Authors are requested to submit their manuscripts in accordance with the guidelines (PDF) and in digital form to jahrbuch(at)gutenberg-gesellschaft.de.
The deadline for submitting manuscripts is September 30 of the previous year. The Gutenberg Yearbook is published annually in conjunction with the Gutenberg Society's general meeting, held traditionally on St. John's Day around June 24.