Profiling local chroniclers in the early modern Low Countries

Erika Kuijpers; Carolina Lenarduzzi; Judith Pollmann; Theo Dekker; Alie Lassche

doi:10.1017/S0963926824000531

Profiling local chroniclers in the early modern Low Countries

Erika Kuijpers
, Carolina Lenarduzzi
, Judith Pollmann
, Theo Dekker
, Alie Lassche

School of Culture and Society - Center for Humanities Computing

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Early modern local chronicles are a largely neglected, yet stable genre of texts that can be used for comparative research over time and space. The NWO-funded research project Chronicling Novelty (2018-24) investigated the reception of new media and new knowledge among early modern chroniclers in the Low Countries. For this purpose, we created a digitized corpus of 204 Dutch-language chronicles from the period 1500-1850. This article presents the methodological decisions made in creating this corpus and their implications for its representativeness. The second part examines the social, religious and political profile of the chroniclers: who wrote chronicles and what does this reveal about chronicling as a cultural and social practice? Particularly interesting in this respect is how the chroniclers' strong involvement in local public affairs authorized their chronicling practices, and vice versa.

Original language	English
Journal	Urban History
Volume	52
Issue	4
Pages (from-to)	578-603
Number of pages	26
ISSN	0963-9268
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963926824000531
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2025

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