Mercurius Gallobelgicus

The Mercurius Gallobelgicus was an early printed periodical,^[1] published semi-annually^[2] and written in Latin. It first appeared in 1592 in Cologne, Germany, compiled by the Dutch Catholic refugee Michael ab Isselt, under the pseudonym "D. M. Jansonius".^[3] It was distributed widely, even finding its way to readers in England.^[4]

After Isselt's death, rival continuations were printed in Cologne and Frankfurt. The Frankfurt Mercurii Gallobelgici succenturiati was compiled by Gotthard Arthusius from 1603 to 1626, then briefly by , and from 1628 by Johann Philipp Abelin.^[5] The Cologne continuation, under the title Annalium Mercurio Gallobelgico succenturiatorum, was the work of . It was last published in 1635.^[6]

External links[]

September 1592 edition on Google Books.
March 1594 edition on Google Books.
Autumn 1603 edition of the Frankfurt continuation, on Google Books.

References[]

^ Winston, Brian (2005). Messages. New York: Routledge. p. 41. ISBN 0-415-23222-8.
^ Shaaber, M. A. (1932). "The History of the First English Newspaper". Studies in Philology. 29 (4): 551–587. doi:10.2307/4172183. JSTOR 4172183.
^ Samuel De Wind, Bibliotheek der Nederlandsche geschiedschrijvers (Middelburg, Gebroeders Abrahams, 1835), p. 216.
^ Joad Raymond, Pamphlets and Pamphleteering in Early Modern Britain (Cambridge University Press, 2003), pp. 128-129.
^ Ernst Kelchner, Arthusius, Gothard, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, vol. 1 (1875), p. 613.
^ Martin Conboy (25 May 2004). Journalism: A Critical History. SAGE Publications. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-7619-4100-2. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

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[1] Winston, Brian (2005). Messages. New York: Routledge. p. 41. ISBN 0-415-23222-8.

[2] Shaaber, M. A. (1932). "The History of the First English Newspaper". Studies in Philology. 29 (4): 551–587. doi:10.2307/4172183. JSTOR 4172183.

[3] Samuel De Wind, Bibliotheek der Nederlandsche geschiedschrijvers (Middelburg, Gebroeders Abrahams, 1835), p. 216.

[4] Joad Raymond, Pamphlets and Pamphleteering in Early Modern Britain (Cambridge University Press, 2003), pp. 128-129.

[5] Ernst Kelchner, Arthusius, Gothard, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, vol. 1 (1875), p. 613.

[6] Martin Conboy (25 May 2004). Journalism: A Critical History. SAGE Publications. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-7619-4100-2. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

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