Critical edition and annotation of papers of the voyage of prince Frederick of Saxe-Gotha and Altenburg to France and Italy 1667-1668.

对新资料的编辑和注释是历史科学中进一步研究的一个基本方面。该项目旨在发布以前未发布的来源，供未来的历史研究使用。这将是第一次在评论版中展示王子航行的所有方面的完整记录。除了王子自己的笔记外，这一版本还包括他的旅行伙伴安东·芬克的笔记，后者被指派撰写这次旅行的官方记录。这是为数不多的允许调查一次航程的两个记录的案件之一。此外，版本中还将呈现各种文学形式的不同文本。这些文本与航行的准备和航程有关，包括指示、旅行账单、信件等。这些文件是表达君主自我概念和表现的突出例子，反映了作者的当代知识水平。对近代游记、宫廷文化和知识史的研究，版本和评论都是必不可少的贡献。此外，该项目对研究君主社会的心理及其意义也是一种贡献。

Editing and annotating of new sources is a fundamental aspect of further research within the historical sciences. The project aims at publishing previously unreleased sources, which will be accessible for future historical research. For the first time it will present a complete documentation of all aspects of a prince's voyage in a critical edition. Besides the prince's own notes, the edition encompasses also those of Anton Fink, his travel companion, who was assigned to the task of writing the official account of the journey. This is one of the few cases that allow the investigation of two records of a single voyage. Furthermore, different texts in various literary forms will be presented within the edition. These texts relate to the preparation and course of the voyage and include instructions, travel bills, letters etc. These papers are a prominent example of expressions of princely self-concept and representation, reflecting the author's contemporary horizon of knowledge. Edition and commentary form an essential contribution to the research of early modern travel accounts, court culture and the history of knowledge. Furthermore, the project represents a contribution to the research of the mentality of princely society and its significance.