Mining Book of Schwaz
Since the 18th century, the "Schwazer Bergbuch" has been regarded as an important and indeed unique source, not just for Tyrolean mining but for European mining as a whole. The problem which had previously stood in the way of a scholarly edition of the "Schwazer Bergbuch" was that this solitary manuscript had not been adequately integrated into the wider context of mining in the Schwaz area itself. It had also undergone changes during the upheavals of the 16th century. The decision was therefore made not just to prepare a straightforward textual edition, but to combine a critical examination of texts and miniatures with thorough archival research on the background to the book's creation and on the general development of mining in the Schwaz area around the middle of the 16th century.
Project manager
Dr. Christoph Bartels
Responsible body
Deutsches Bergbaum-Museum Bochum
Funding
Collaborators
Dr. Wolfgang Ingenhaeff Dr. Johann Bair
Duaration
2003 - 2006
Publications
- Bartels, Christoph / Bingener, Andreas / Slotta, Rainer (Hg.) (2006), "1556 Perkwerch etc." Das Schwazer Bergbuch, I. Band: Der Bochumer Entwurf von 1554, Faksimile, Bochum.
- Bartels, Christoph / Bingener, Andreas / Slotta, Rainer (Hg.) (2006), "1556 Perkwerch etc." Das Schwazer Bergbuch, II. Band: Der Bochumer Entwurf und die Endfassung von 1556, Textkritische Editionen, Bochum.
- Bartels, Christoph / Bingener, Andreas / Slotta, Rainer (Hg.) (2006), "1556 Perkwerch etc." Das Schwazer Bergbuch, III. Band: Der Bergbau bei Schwaz in Tirol im mittleren 16. Jahrhundert, Bochum.