IDC Publishers is delighted to present: a collection
of unique primary sources on the Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft on microfiche.
The material in this
collection about Germany’s first learned society (founded 1617) will
bring the German Baroque period vividly to life for researchers. The great
Baroque scholar Martin Bircher spent thirty years collecting the materials
presented here. The collection includes a great many printed books, manuscripts,
copperplate engravings, maps and other graphic materials. These items
cover a wide range of subjects, including law, art, religion, theology,
history, near eastern philology, geography, music, hagiography and mathematics.
The Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft collection will prove a valuable addition
to any library, which supports the study of Germany and Central Europe
in the early modern period.
The physical items in this collection are held by The Bancroft Library
of the University of California, Berkeley. If you are interested in writing
a review of this collection, please contact Harry
Derwayen, (212) 271-5945
