Quaerendo
Encyclopedia
Quaerendo is an academic journal
devoted to manuscripts and printed books, especially in the Low Countries
. It publishes scholarly articles dealing with codicology
, palaeography
and various aspects of the history of books from around 1500 until the present.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
devoted to manuscripts and printed books, especially in the Low Countries
Low Countries
The Low Countries are the historical lands around the low-lying delta of the Rhine, Scheldt, and Meuse rivers, including the modern countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and parts of northern France and western Germany....
. It publishes scholarly articles dealing with codicology
Codicology
Codicology is the study of books as physical objects, especially manuscripts written on parchment in codex form...
, palaeography
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
and various aspects of the history of books from around 1500 until the present.