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Abstract: This article examines the complex publication networks around Count Franz Anton von Sporck (1662-1738) in Central Europe. Sporck was concerned with the dissemination of non-conformist religious literature, which, in addition to Jansenist authors, included a broad spectrum of heterodox works ranging from anti-Jesuit to pietist and spiritualist ideas. Publishing networks across national borders were crucial for the publication of censored writings: Sporck’s correspondence reveals an elaborate, far-reaching publishing network that the count used, among other things, to publish Jansenist writings. The article presents new research results on Sporck’s publication networks, especially after Nuremberg. In case studies, the predominantly clandestine trade in religious literature in Bohemia is examined and the publishing contacts around Count Sporck are determined more precisely. |
