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.

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