The Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg, Germany, has been researching a census bibliography of the first nine editions of De iure belli ac pacis (1625-1650) and are hoping to publish our results in 2025, the 400th anniversary of the book’s first appearance.
We’ve examined and located hundreds of copies to date but would like to locate more copies. Can you help us find and learn more about existing copies of Hugo Grotius’ De iure belli ac pacis?
If you have or know of private copies, it would be great if you could let us know and fill out the according questionnaires below:
Questionnaire 1625 IBP:
https://survey.academiccloud.de/index.php/681736?lang=en
Questionnaire 1626 IBP: https://survey.academiccloud.de/index.php/889362?lang=en
Questionnaire 1631 IBP: https://survey.academiccloud.de/index.php/575734?lang=en
Questionnaire 1632 Janssonius IBP: https://survey.academiccloud.de/index.php/353911?lang=de
Questionnaire 1632 Blaeu IBP: https://survey.academiccloud.de/index.php/115821?lang=de
Questionnaire 1642 IBP: https://survey.academiccloud.de/index.php/955414?lang=en
Questionnaire 1646 IBP: https://survey.academiccloud.de/index.php/124888?lang=de
Questionnaire 1647 IBP: https://survey.academiccloud.de/index.php/776362?lang=de
Questionnaire 1650 IBP: https://survey.academiccloud.de/index.php/318594?lang=de
We have published multiple Research notes on the editions, also listing the copies we have found so far:
– 1625: https://brill.com/view/journals/grot/43/1/article-p208_010.xml?rskey=4XDhcA&result=57
– 1626: https://brill.com/view/journals/grot/43/1/article-p236_011.xml?rskey=4XDhcA&result=58
– 1631: https://brill.com/view/journals/grot/43/1/article-p246_012.xml?rskey=4XDhcA&result=59
– 1632 Janssonius: https://brill.com/view/journals/grot/43/2/article-p395_002.xml?rskey=EezetD&result=32
– 1632 Blaeu: https://brill.com/view/journals/grot/43/2/article-p412_003.xml?rskey=EezetD&result=31
– 1642: https://brill.com/view/journals/grot/43/2/article-p437_004.xml?rskey=EezetD&result=33
– 1646: https://brill.com/view/journals/grot/44/1/article-p154_008.xml?rskey=EezetD&result=11
– 1647: https://brill.com/view/journals/grot/44/1/article-p181_009.xml?rskey=EezetD&result=15
– 1650: https://brill.com/view/journals/grot/44/1/article-p197_010.xml?rskey=EezetD&result=4
Should you have any questions about the project or the questionnaire, please do not hesitate to contact me at whereisgrotius@gmail.com.
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