German and Latin News Reports for the Frankfurt and Leipzig Fairs 1576 - 1806: A History of an Early Modern Periodical Medium on the Basis of a thoroughly Describing and Commenting Bibliography

《消息报》是1588年（前身为1576年）至1806年连续出版的（书）博览会的半月或三月新闻报道。因此，它们是德国最早的期刊媒体，但日历。尽管他们的寿命很长，但他们却鲜为人知。该项目正在描述所有德语和拉丁文的Messrelationen，包括其书目数据和内容。在这项工作的基础上，正在编写一份专题研究报告，其中还将载有一份详尽的说明书目。在这项工作的过程中，有关这些期刊的共同知识得到了极大的增加和修改。该研究揭示了几家出版社对Messrelationen的竞争以及他们在几个案例中的失败。此外，关于Messrelationen公正性的论点现在可以根据我们的审查予以否定。

Messrelationen were semestral or trimestral news reports published for the (book) fairs from 1588 (predecessors from 1576) to 1806 continually. So they are the earliest periodical media in German but for the calendars. In spite of their long life they are widely unknown. The project is describing all German and Latin Messrelationen with respect to their bibliographical data and contents. On the basis of this work a monographic study is being elaborated which will also contain a thoroughly describing bibliography. In the course of this work, the common knowledge about these periodicals has substantially been increased and modified. The study reveals the rivalry of several publishing houses with respect to Messrelationen as well as their failure in several cases. Besides, the thesis concerning the impartiality of Messrelationen can now be repudiated on the basis of our scrutiny.