The book series 'Fr?he Neuzeit' - founded in 1987 by J?rg Jochen Berns, Gotthard Fr?hsorge, Klaus Garber, Wilhelm K?hlmann and Jan-Dirk M?ller - publishes editions, monographs and collected volumes advancing fundamental research in the field. It does not seek to produce wide-ranging overviews, premature syntheses or pretentious constructions but takes the long route of detailed work and the exploration of submerged traditions