Issue 20: Scholarly Editions
Edited by Ulrike Henny-Krahmer and Martina Scholger. January 2025 – ? (rolling release). DOI: 10.18716/ride.a.20.
Jean Paul – Sämtliche Briefe digital
Jean Paul – Sämtliche Briefe Digital , Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ed.), 2018–. https://www.jeanpaul-edition.de (Last Accessed: 14.09.2024). Reviewed by Erik Renz (Universität Rostock), erik.renz@uni-rostock.de. || Abstract: This paper reviews the digital edition Jean Paul – Sämtliche Briefe digital , which presents the complete correspondence of the German poet Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763–1825). Commissioned by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the edition features three distinct projects: the letters written by Jean Paul, the letters addressed to him, and the letters from his closest family, friends, and colleagues. Each proje...
Schopenhauer’s Library
Schopenhauer’s Library. Annotations and marks in his Spanish books , José Luis Losada Palenzuela (ed.), 2017. https://schopenhauer.uni.wroc.pl/ (Last Accessed: 18.08.2024). Reviewed by Bianca La Manna (Università degli Studi di Genova), bianca.lamanna@studio.unibo.it. || Abstract: Schopenhauer’s Library is a project, on-hold, that aims to publish all of Schopenhauer’s Spanish books that contain personal annotations or marginalia written by the philosopher himself. It currently provides the digital edition of the book Oráculo manual y arte de prudencia (1659). This review analyzes the choices made in this digital edition, offering some comparisons with other projects that aim to publi...
Sewing text and images together in the digital environment. A review of Bayeux Tapestry Digital Edition
Bayeux Tapestry Digital Edition , Martin K. Foys (ed.), 2003; 2011. http://www.sd-editions.com/bayeux/online/ (Last Accessed: 27.01.2024). Reviewed by Manuele Veggi (Sapienza University of Rome), manuele.veggi@uniroma1.it. || Abstract: The following contribution is focused on Bayeux Tapestry Digital Edition (BTDE), a project addressed to a heterogeneous audience that aims to describe this famous embroidery from different perspectives. Indeed, not only does this scholarly edigital edition (SDE) provide a high-quality facsimile of this artwork, but it also tries to reconstruct its historical and cultural background. This review mainly aims at describing the contents of the edition and...