Statistics
Only a few
years ago, the dominant model for using digital sources for the study of early
modern theology was the privately funded initiative, or subscription-based
service, where a specialized editorial board worked over a multi-year period to
digitize a limited collection of representative primary sources, and sell this
service to academic institutions.
PRDL offers
an alternative model. Building on the reality of a steady stream of new publicly
available digital books, editors are able to identify relevant resources from
the mass of digital materials available. The texts are then accessible in real
time to scholars and the general public. Because new resources are
becoming available on a daily basis, PRDL is surpassing similar
subscription-based services in quantity of material, and will over time
only become an increasingly more useful resource.
Early Modern Traditions |
# Authors |
# Vols. |
# Titles |
(Opera / Theology / Philosophy) |
Reformed |
2229 |
47733 |
34994 |
(546
/ 28307
/ 3203) |
Lutheran |
1150 |
38560 |
31308 |
(65
/ 25185
/ 3809) |
Roman Catholic |
1241 |
32062 |
21975 |
(374
/ 16883
/ 3027) |
Arminian-Remonstrant |
74 |
4146 |
2799 |
(144
/ 2189
/ 144) |
Socinian-Unitarian |
54 |
1029 |
699 |
(32
/ 566
/ 65) |