Third edition of Artefact of the Month published

9 March 2021, by Webmaster

Photo: Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, Frankfurt am Main

The third edition of the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures’ series Artefact of the Month (AoM), authored by Sophia Victoria Krebs of the Bergische Universität Wuppertal, has been published. Titled ‘All is Fair in (Love) Letters and War – An Unusual Letter from Ludwig Börne to Jeanette Wohl’, it takes a look at how being displeased could be expressed by playing with the formatting of a letter without breaking the strict code of conduct of nineteenth century Germany. For the English version, go here. For the German version, go here.

In every edition of Artefact of the Month, a new expert in the field of written artefacts shares the fascinating and unique stories behind a particular object in a compelling and approachable fashion. Editorial duties are overseen by Dr Wiebke Beyer and Karin Becker with the assistance of Dr Kristen Rau who greatly welcome ideas for future editions.

All editions can be accessed through the AoM archive. AoM is the successor of manuscript of the month, a publication with a similar, albeit narrower thematic focus. A full archive of all 72 editions can be accessed here.