Directions in research of the oldest Polish press (1501–1729)

WŁADYSŁAW MAREK KOLASA

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This article contains a brief overview of the research on Polish press from the years 1501–1729, and discusses its directions and results conducted by historians and press experts after 1945. A citation analysis is widely used in the evaluation of the research output. The interest in the oldest Polish press is relatively high. A total of 55 scholars worked in the field, publishing 102 works (including 16 books), cited 524 times (including 267 times below the half-life period). Eight authors had the largest contribution: Konrad Zawadzki, Kazimierz Maliszewski, Jan Lankau, Władysław Myk, Adam Przyboś, Jan Pirożyński, Janusz A. Drob and Urszula Augustyniak. The most frequent subjects of research were ephemeral publications, “Merkuriusz Polski” and handwritten newspapers, as well as other periodic newspapers and press from Gdańsk.

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Polish press, history, 16th–17th centuries, research, ephemeral newspapers, handwritten newspapers, “Merkuriusz Polski”