Theatrum Europaeum
Theatrum Europaeum is the title of a substantiated by Matthäus Merian and published in 21 quarto volumes 1633-1738 German historical work. Of particular importance is the series of chronicles by their timely written descriptions of the Thirty Years War and the reign of Louis XIV, as well as through its 720 copper plates, of which approximately 140 were engraved by Merian itself. The size of the volumes is between 400 and 1500 pages.
Publication history
In 1633, the engraver and publisher Matthäus Merian published a work entitled Historical chronicles continuation or Warhaffte description of all ... denckwürdigen stories, so every now and then from 1629 bit 1633 happened. With the word continuation (Eng. " sequel" ) the work tied explicitly to the Chronicle Johann Ludwig Gottfried (around 1584-1633 ), which was published by the same publisher since 1629. As an author Merian undertook the Alsatian teacher Johann Philipp Abele (mostly: Abelin ), who had also written by Gottfried's death the last volume of the chronicle. The resulting gap between the end of Gottfried 's Chronicle and the continuation was in 1635 with another band closed, wearing the later title of the series Theatrum Europaeum first time.
Two years later, Merian was the first volume of Johann Flitner (1618-1678) fashion, citing the lack of diligence and the " Partheyligkeit " Abeles. The renowned Merian expert Lucas Heinrich Wüthrich noticed this, you would win the " impression that it was in 1634 resented his clearly expressed political attitude towards the Imperial and for Sweden to Gustav Adolf's death, and especially after the momentous for the Protestant defeat at Nördlingen later been. " for the third and fourth band won Merian Henry Oraeus and for the fifth volume of the physician Johann Peter Lotichius (1598-1669) as authors. The published up to Merian's death in 1650, five volumes were printed in eleven editions, suggesting that the company was economically very successful.
After Merian's death, his descendants continue led the work. As an author, Johann Georg Schleder has been committed to the first completed the series with the sixth volume under the title Theatri European sixth and last part. After a break of eleven years, the series - apparently due to the still existing demand - continued with a likewise written by Schleder seventh volume. On Schleder Martin Meyer and Wolfgang Jacob Geiger followed as authors, the latter only wrote the second part of the tenth band. For the volumes eleven to fifteen no author is demonstrated. For the sixteen to twenty-one volumes Daniel Schneider is attested as a writer. The last tape was made in 1734 after the bankruptcy of Merian 's publishing house issued by an unknown publisher in Frankfurt in 1738; after the publication has been discontinued.