在早期英语图书在线（EEBO）取得成功的基础上，ProQuest启动了一个全欧洲的项目，该项目将追溯欧洲印刷的历史，从其起源（约1450年代）到1700年。早期欧洲图书资源将涵盖现代早期的所有欧洲印刷材料。这些内容来自主要图书馆，包括丹麦皇家图书馆、佛罗伦萨国家中央图书馆、法国国家图书馆、荷兰国家图书馆和伦敦的威康图书馆。随着时间的推移，其他重要的国家图书馆将把馆藏添加到早期欧洲图书中，以便研究人员能够对西方文化的起源和发展进行无缝调查。
作为其类别中的决定性资源，早期欧洲图书允许无限制地访问数千本1701年前出版的书籍和在欧洲印刷的稀有书。它包含了古腾堡在15世纪中叶发明动产之后的两个半世纪，见证了文学在欧洲的空前扩散和传播。宗教作品与当时的主旨一样，占主导地位，但人类思想和活动各个领域不乏世俗材料。
这个广受好评的系列丛书取自各种原始语言的主要来源，为深度奖学金打开了大门，而深度奖学金曾经仅限于存放在遥远机构的脆弱手稿。
早期欧洲图书与学者、稀有图书管理员、书目学家和其他专家合作开发和制作，提供数百万张完全可搜索的页面，直接从原始印刷来源以高分辨率全彩色扫描。每个项目都全部捕获，并附有绑定、边缘、末页、空白页和任何松散的插入。其结果是丰富的信息，关于原始的物理特征和历史。
Find training and informational resources - including accessibility
Track the print innovations that gave the print industry the breadth and thematic variety that ultimately secured its financial viability
Understand the importance of metadata, as well as the curation and digitization of materials, for researchers and scholars
Explore how Early European Books and other resources can be used to research epidemics that have impacted global societies in the past.
Discover examples of women printers found across the Early European Books collection
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学者手工挑选的藏品提供了未经过滤的生活、文化和社会观，为学生培养批判性思维技能，提升学者的研究热情
ProQuest 的签名数字化提供了清晰的图像，再现了以原始形式探索文档的体验
用户搜索、发现、比较和分析更快、更精确，从而实现新的见解和突破
Collections 1-10 Highlights
EEB 1-10 includes book catalogues that reflect the interests and popularity of items from the early modern period but also a substantial number of the items listed in those catalogues.
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Arthur de Weduwen, Ph.D. student at the University of St. Andrews, tells us how he uses Early European Books in his research such as how typographic changes can be observed over centuries.
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Simon Hudson, Senior Metadata Editor at ProQuest, sheds light on how Early European Books enrich research and learning, delving into topics such as the dissemination of Reformist ideas and their role in the Protestant Reformation.
Read case studyEEB 1-10 provides researchers with the unique opportunity to see how chronicles and histories were marketed to reach different reading publics. It also offers the opportunity to trace owners of individual copies and examine how these past users read or engaged with historical narratives.
DR. NINA LAMAL
Arthur der Weduwen, Historian at the University of St. Andrews, explores the impact of the printing press on the dissemination of political and state communication.
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Andrew Pettegree is a renowned British historian, professor at St. Andrews University, director of the Universal Short Title Catalog (USTC), and a leading expert on Europe during the Reformation.
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Andrew Pettegree, renowned British historian and professor at St Andrews University, delves into how the printing press influenced 15th century European religion — and how religion influenced the early publishing industry.
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