The Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin is home to exceptional historical collections of manuscripts, printed works, maps, musical materials, photos and other objects, both in terms of scope and quality, from numerous regions in Europe, Africa and Asia. The library catalogues and researches this cultural heritage which it has been entrusted and which it systematically complements with […]
Die Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin besitzt nach Umfang wie Qualität herausragende historische Sonderbestände an Handschriften, Druckwerken, Musikalien, Fotos und anderen Sammlungsobjekten aus zahlreichen Regionen Europas, Afrikas und Asiens. Das ihr anvertraute und von moderner Forschungsliteratur systematisch komplementierte historische Kulturerbe erschließt und erforscht sie mit hermeneutischen, digitalen und materialanalytischen Methoden. Mit dem Ziel, das eigene Profil als […]
Als Gastbeitrag von Dr. Ercan Akyol: Auszüge aus seinem Beitrag im Blog des DFG-Projekts Qalamos The primary objective of my research is to contextualize Ottoman literary culture of the late 16th and early 17th centuries within its historical framework, with a particular focus on the functions of literature in Ottoman society, especially among the scholarly elite. In […]
Gastbeitrag von Dr. Stanisław Boridczenko Two Visions The expansionist nature of colonial empires ignited debates among intellectual elites long before their decline in the mid‑20th century. The Russian intelligentsia under Nicholas II was no exception, delving deeply into efforts to interpret and define the essence of their homeland and its imperial identity. Traditionally, the Romanov state, […]
Gastbeitrag von Leslie Newsom In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, conflict between the native populations of Africa and military forces of the European imperial powers seriously challenged the established idea of ‘White’ European military and physical superiority over the ‘Black’ populations of Africa. The perceived racial supremacy of the English was undermined by […]
Gastbeitrag von Forrest Cale McSweeney In the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912), military medicine, and particularly military drugs, were an aspect of the income of soldiers. In a complex system of local procurement, the Qing government steered both simple ingredients and physicians themselves to the privileged Manchu warrior elite in the Eight Banners often stationed in the […]
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