This article traces the development of studies of book history in the German language from the 1840s almost to the present day. It demonstrates how the community developed from being a small circle of librarians to scholars of all departmental backgrounds. It traces the diversification of the field and changes in perspective upon the subject of the book. It also demonstrates how the discipline proliferated and scholarly output grew.

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“虽然所有学术界都有一个论坛”：期刊和德国图书史的发展，1840-2009：学科状况

本文追溯了几乎从 1840 年代到现在的德语书籍史研究的发展。它展示了社区如何从一个小圈子的图书馆员发展成为具有所有部门背景的学者。它追溯了该领域的多样化和对本书主题的看法的变化。它还展示了该学科如何激增和学术产出如何增长。