Publications
Latest
Arthur der Weduwen, ‘Multilingualism, State Communication and the Printing of Law in Early Modern Europe‘, in Chloe Akers-Brewer, Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen (eds.), Multilingual Print in Early Modern Europe (Leiden: Brill, 2026), pp. 229-257.
Barnaby Cullen, ‘Politics and Multilingual Print in Seventeenth-Century Denmark‘ in Chloe Akers-Brewer, Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen (eds.), Multilingual Print in Early Modern Europe (Leiden: Brill, 2026), pp. 258-285.
Arthur der Weduwen, Demi van Breukelen and Tom Ottens, ‘The Town Crier in the Dutch Republic: Official, Commercial and Private News Provision in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries‘, Early Modern Low Countries, 10, 1 (2026), pp. 108-132.
The aim of this article is to describe, for the first time, the general character and function of the town crier in the Dutch Republic, between the beginning of the seventeenth century and the middle of the eighteenth century. The stadsroeper belongs to a cast of early modern urban professionals that has been largely ignored as an object of study. This article seeks to reconstruct the world of the crier, based on extensive research in Dutch archives.
Laura Incollingo, ‘Ferdinand of Aragon and the Importance of Print’ in Stefano Cassini, Tobias Daniels and Sandra Toffolo (eds.), Printing the Event: The Press as Mass Medium in Italy and Germany in the First Age of Print (Berlin: De Gruyter, 2026), pp. 105-117
Between 1485 and 1487 several barons and important, powerful men in the court of Ferdinand of Aragon were involved in a rebellion against him. What appeared to be, at least in the beginning, a mere divergence of opinion and resentment from the barons of the realm against the anti-feudal policies of Ferdinand of Aragon soon became a conflict on a much larger scale, with the rebel barons gaining popularity and convincing others to their cause and ultimately plotting to capture the king and involving Pope Innocent VIII.
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Laura Incollingo, Political Engagement and Popular Print in Spanish Naples (1503-1707) (Leiden: Brill, 2024)
What was published in Naples during the Spanish Vicerealm? How did books, pamphlets, broadsheets and newspapers contribute to the political awareness of the Neapolitan people? To what extent did the authorities engage with this politically-charged literary world? This book aims to answer these questions by discussing an untapped body of sources, in manuscript and printed form. What emerges is a vivid picture of a vibrant printing industry and a rich cultural landscape. Three moments of crisis of the seventeenth century – the eruption of Vesuvius, Masaniello’s revolt and a major plague epidemic – are used as a test of the capability of the Spanish authorities in regards to political and propagandistic communication.
Arthur der Weduwen, State Communication and Public Politics in the Dutch Golden Age (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023)
State Communication and Public Politics in the Dutch Golden Age describes the political communication practices of the authorities in the early modern Netherlands. Der Weduwen provides an in-depth study of early modern state communication: the manner in which government sought to inform its citizens, publicise its laws, and engage publicly in quarrels with political opponents. These communication strategies, including proclamations, the use of town criers, and the printing and affixing of hundreds of thousands of edicts, underpinned the political stability of the seventeenth-century Dutch Republic.
See the Liverpool University Press website for more information
Blog Posts
Zina Gharakhani, ‘The Archprinter of Prague’ USTC Blog (9 July 2026)
Demi van Breukelen, ‘The Renowned Lyncher, the Deranged Burgomaster and an Accusation of an Attempted Assassination‘ USTC Blog (23 June 2026)
Arthur der Weduwen, ‘Law on the High Seas: Printed Ordinances of the Hanseatic League‘ USTC Blog (5 March 2026)
Taylor Godek, Simon Ezra-Jackson and Julieta Ninno, ‘From Cheese Theft to Jewel Heists: Describing Crime in Early Modern Ferrara‘ USTC Blog (19 February 2026)
Catherine Statchen, ‘Managing a Metropolis: Trade, Food, and Disease in Early Modern Lyon’s Broadsheet Ordinances‘ USTC Blog (30 January 2026)
Barnaby Cullen, ‘COMLAWEU Conference Report 2025‘, COMLAWEU Blog (4 July 2025)
Demi van Breukelen, ‘A Sea of Print: Printed Treasures in the Dutch Prize Papers Collection‘ USTC Blog (22 May 2025)
Zina Gharakhani, ‘Cheap Wine: A Warring Man’s Priority‘ USTC Blog (11 April 2025)
Christophe Gillain, ‘The Fabric of Everyday Life: Sumptuary Laws in Early Modern France‘ USTC Blog (13 March 2025)
Paweł Pietrowcew, ‘We are Poles, so, of course, we print in Latin‘ USTC Blog (27 February 2025)
Laura Incollingo, ‘In Vino Leges‘ USTC Blog (29 November 2024)