Maker of Pedigrees: Jakob Wilhelm Imhoff and the Meanings of Genealogy in Early Modern Europe

by Markus Friedrich

A history of genealogical knowledge-making strategies in the early modern world.

In The Maker of Pedigrees, Markus Friedrich explores the complex and fascinating world of central European genealogy practices during the Baroque era. Drawing on archival material from a dozen European institutions, Friedrich reconstructs how knowledge about noble families was created, authenticated, circulated, and published. Jakob Wilhelm Imhoff,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421445794
• ISBN13: 9781421445793
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"