The Order of Knowledge and Biographical Writing. Calculated Handwriting in Printed Books of the Early Modern Period (16th and 17th Century) (B13*)

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The project investigates the interaction between individual handwriting and the printed text in books of the early modern period which present an objective order of knowledge and anticipate handwritten interventions, supported by their specific layout and inserted blank pages or spaces. It focusses on biographic genres such as calendric diaries and alba amicorum and examines the particular materiality of those books as created by the combination of handwriting, the printed text, and images. It also factors in their social contexts, which determine certain dynamics of text production and reception. Thus, it sheds light on modes and conditions of early modern biographical writing.