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    Core documents by: Date Place Core documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States All documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States Original language: English French German Italian Latin Browse documents by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse commentaries by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse database by: Key words Editors' login:  | | "Books Constitution" of Emperor Rudolf II, Leipzig (1608) Source: Universitätsbibliothek Freiburg R 633 Citation: "Books Constitution" of Emperor Rudolf II (1713), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Commentary Record-ID: d_1608 Full title Privilege and censorship provisions in the "Books Constitution" of Emperor Rudolf II, as published in a 1713 collection of Imperial Statutes Full title original language Kaysers Rudolphi II. Constitution, wegen der Bücher / de Anno 1608, as published in: Das teutsche Reichsarchiv, und zwar Pars Generalis, nebst dessen Continuation, Welcher in sich begreifft, ein vollkommenes Corpus Juris Publici des Heiligen Römischen Reichs Teutscher Nation [...] aus den berühmtesten Scribenten, raren Manuscriptis, u. durch kostbare Correspondez zusammen getragen, alles in eine richtige Ordnung gebracht, mit dienlichen Summarien und Anmerkungen, auch einem Elencho und vollständigem Register versehen, und zu des gemeinen Wesens Besten ans Licht gegeben von Johann Christian Lünig Abstract The Imperial Mandate of 1608 contains provisions intended to strengthen the Imperial Books Commission's regulation of the book trade at the Frankfurt fair. In the preceding years a number of books had been published with unclear references to privileges, many of which turned out not to have been granted or formally requested and regularly paid for. In order to stop this abuse of privilege references, the 1608 mandate ordered that the full text of the privilege had to printed at the beginning of each privileged book. Furthermore, it was stipulated that book catalogues hat to be delivered before the stalls were set up at the Frankfurt fair, and the publishers of privileged books were reminded of their obligation to deliver statutory copies. Similar versions of the 1608 mandate were repeated in 1662 and 1685. The version of 1662, issued by Leopold I (1640-1705), was addressed to "all local [here referring to Frankfurt rather than to the whole Empire] and foreign publishers" ("sämmtliche einheimische und fremde Buchhändler") and in a somewhat obscure wording banned the reprinting of both "privileged books and those of other authors" ("privilegierte Bücher und solche anderer Autoren"). Imperial privileges provided a satisfactory provision for books handled at the Frankfurt fair. The Imperial mandates, however, were not understood as providing a reprinting ban that covered unprivileged books as well, and there is no evidence that any such claims were ever based on the general ban on reprints notionally proclaimed in the 1662 version of this Imperial mandate. Bibliography N/A Related documents in this database Author Emperor Rudolph II / Johann Christian Lünig Publisher Friedrich Lanckische Erben ("Heirs of Friedrich Lanck") Location Leipzig Year 1713 Language German Source Universitätsbibliothek Freiburg R 633 Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Charles IV (1316-1378) Charles VI of Habsburg (1685-1740) Erstenberger, Georg (1550-1619) Friedrich Lanckische Erben Leucht, Valentin (c.1550-1619) Lünig, Johann Christian (1662-1740) Rudolf II of Habsburg (1552-1612) Seiblin, Karl (fl.1608-1625) Persons referred to in commentary Rudolf II of Habsburg (1552-1612) Places referred to Freyenthurm Frankfurt Leipzig Prague Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to Golden Bull of Emperor Charles IV (1356) Imperial Books Constitution 1608 Legislation referred to in commentary N/A Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to Aulic Council (Reichshofrat) of the H.R.E. (Vienna) College of Electors (Kurfürstliches Kollegium) Frankfurt City Council Imperial Supreme Court (Reichskammergericht, Speyer) Imperial State Chancery (Vienna) Institutions referred to in commentary Frankfurt fair Imperial Books Commission (Frankfurt) Key words authenticity book fairs book trade censorship customs defamation deposit fraud immoral works importation licensing, Approbation licensing, Imprimatur penalties privileges privileges, fictitious privileges, printing registration Responsible editor Friedemann Kawohl Copyright status Photographic images and scans of public domain documents may be protected under some copyright laws and/or contractual restrictions apply. If you wish to use images of this document in other contexts, please contact the relevant archive (see source). Translation and commentary fall under the project licence (see home page). 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