englischThe studies collected in this book illustrate a basic theory and methodology of cultural techniques research using concrete historical case studies. Accordingly, this book aims to analyse situations of elementary symbolisation processes in which the distinctions between the real and the [...]

englischAs archived archiving apparatuses, letter copying books are media in their own right. This work is dedicated to these mostly unknown objects and explains their dual function as archiving and archived media.

The study’s comprehensive research into different letter copying books reveals [...]