Abstract

In the 1860s, German book and periodical publishing finally began to rebound from the interruptions of 1848–49 and the state censorship that followed in the wake of these events. The German Booksellers’ Bourse in Leipzig is shown in this 1861 woodcut.

The German Booksellers’ Bourse in Leipzig (1861)

Source

Source: The German Booksellers’ Bourse in Leipzig. Wood engraving (1861).
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Recommended Citation

The German Booksellers’ Bourse in Leipzig (1861), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/forging-an-empire-bismarckian-germany-1866-1890/ghdi:image-1324> [December 21, 2024].

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