A Guide to European Town Directories: Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Scandinavia (v. 1)

A resource guide for urban historians and historical geographers. It aims to provide a detailed bibliography of all directories published and available in major libraries throughout Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark and Scandinavia. In addition the book aims to provide an account of the evolution of town directories, as well as give an analysis of directory availability and coverage. There is a bibliography for each country of literature that has utilized directory information in historical studies.