The history of editions allows one to register the different concepts underlying the presentation of the work and thus decisively affecting its reception. At the same time, the historical view reveals the influences to which the editions were subjected as a result of their academic or contemporary context. The interdisciplinary book series  Elements of a History of Editing aims to heighten the awareness of these interrelations.

The history of editions allows one to register the different concepts underlying the presentation of the work and thus decisively affecting its reception. At the same time, the historical view reveals the influences to which the editions were subjected as a result of their academic or contemporary context. The interdisciplinary book series Elements of a History of Editing aims to heighten the awareness of these interrelations.