The Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachraum erschienenen Drucke des 17. Jahrhunderts (in English: ''Bibliography of Books Printed in the German Speaking Countries from 1601 to 1700''), abbreviated VD17, is a project to make a retrospective German
national bibliography
A national bibliography is a systematic bibliography of acquisitions of a national library. Most countries either have a national bibliography or are in the process of compiling one. Some countries that do not have a national bibliography of their ...
for the 17th century. The project was initiated in 1996 and planned to continue for 10–12 years. It is financed by the
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
The German Research Foundation (german: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ; DFG ) is a German research funding organization, which functions as a self-governing institution for the promotion of science and research in the Federal Republic of Germ ...
(German Research Foundation). As of early 2007, the database contains more than 250,000 titles.
There is a corresponding German national bibliography for the 16th century, known as
VD 16, which was compiled during the period 1969-1999, and another for the 18th century is planned.
See also
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Books in Germany
External links
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VD17 official website
VD17 search page
VD18-Datenbank: Das Verzeichnis Deutscher Drucke des 18. Jahrhunderts
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Published bibliographies
17th century in Europe
Early modern printing databases