NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS

Preparation of manuscripts

The first page should include the title of the paper, the name of the author and an abstract of not more than 150 words which will be printed along with the text; subsequent pages should be numbered and should have the author's name at the top. An address for correspondence should appear at the end. Contributions should normally be in English, although material in other languages may be considered. The Editors will be glad to help with texts prepared in English by non-English-speaking contributors.

Submission of manuscripts

Contributions should be submitted electronically by clicking here All contributions will be submitted to referees and no correspondence will be entered into concerning papers which are declined.

Notes and references

These should be given sparingly, and indicated in the text by a number, either superscribed or in brackets. This number will refer to a Notes and References list at the end of the paper. Citations should conform to conventions based on the following examples:

1. See, for example, N. Hammerstein, `Accademie, societa scientifiche in Leibnitz', in L. Boehm and E. Raimondi (eds.), Universita, accademie e societa scientifiche in Italia e in Germania dal cinquecento al settecento (Bologna, 1981), pp. 395--419.
2. A similar case is quoted in V. Hantzsch, `Beitrage zur alteren Geschichte der kurfurstlichen Kunstkammer in Dresden', Neues Archiv fur Sachsische Geschichte und Altertumskunde 23 (1902), pp. 220--96.
3. J. F. Hayward, Virtuoso Goldsmiths and the Triumph of Mannerism 1540--1620 (London, 1976).
4. See Hammerstein, op. cit. (note 1), p. 397.

Please avoid use of ibid., idem., and loc. cit. References to works already cited should be given as in note 4 (above). Avoid all other abbreviations: the international and inter-disciplinary scope of the journal demand that all references should be immediately comprehensible to a wide readership.

Illustrations

Line drawings should be submitted in a form ready for the printer, including lettering. Photographs should be glossy black-and-white prints. Each illustration should be marked on the back with the author's name and the figure number. A separate list of captions should be submitted and the approximate positions of the illustrations should be indicated in the margin of the text. Colour printing will not normally be available, unless contributors are in a position to cover the extra costs involved.

Copyright

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Proofs

Authors will receive proofs of their contributions, for the correction of typographical errors only. In order to minimize delays, it will be assumed that proofs not returned within two weeks of issue have met with the author's satisfaction. Original manuscripts will not be returned with proofs: authors should ensure that they retain a copy of their work to check against proofs.

Offprints

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