Let Everything be of Use?: Data Issues in Exploring the Publications and Networks of the Members of the Fruitbearing Society in the VD17

Narges Azizifard, Maciej Janicki, Thea Lindquist, Eetu Mäkelä, Erik Radio

Abstract: This contribution presents work in progress analyzing the publications and networks of members of the Fruitbearing Society (Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft), the largest and most influential cultural society in early modern central Europe (1617-1680). Our data is drawn mainly from the VD17, the German retrospective national bibliography for the 17th century.