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| Revue Belge de Philologie et d'Histoire | |
|---|---|
| Title | Revue Belge de Philologie et d'Histoire |
| Discipline | Philology, History |
| Language | French, Dutch, German |
| Abbreviation | RBPH |
| Publisher | Fondation Emile and Marie Duchesne |
| Country | Belgium |
| History | 1922–present |
| Frequency | Annuel |
Revue Belge de Philologie et d'Histoire is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal founded in 1922, devoted to philological and historical scholarship with a primary focus on Belgian, Romance, Germanic and classical studies. It has published research contributions spanning medieval to modern periods and has been associated with major Belgian institutions and international scholars. The journal has contributed to debates connected with textual criticism, source editing, paleography, and diplomatic studies.
The journal was established in 1922 in Brussels with links to Université libre de Bruxelles, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Royal Library of Belgium, and the Royal Academy of Belgium, aiming to provide a venue akin to Revue Archéologique, Speculum and Archivum Historiae Pontificiae for Belgian and European scholarship. Early editorial figures included scholars connected to Émile Verhaeren, Henri Pirenne, Jules Destrée, and institutions such as the Société des Bibliophiles. During the interwar years the journal published work addressing issues related to the Treaty of Versailles, archival discoveries tied to the Habsburg Monarchy, and editions of texts relevant to the Burgundian Netherlands and the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. In World War II the journal's production was affected by the occupations of Belgium and logistical disruptions tied to the Battle of Belgium, yet it maintained continuity through contributions from exiled and domestic scholars linked to Ghent University and Université catholique de Louvain. Postwar expansion saw interactions with international projects such as the Monumenta Germaniae Historica and collaborations with the International Committee of Historical Sciences.
The journal publishes articles, critical editions, reviews, and bibliographical notes on topics including medieval charters related to the County of Flanders, Renaissance humanism involving figures like Erasmus of Rotterdam and Justus Lipsius, and early modern constitutional documents connected to the Spanish Netherlands and the Austrian Netherlands. It features philological work on classical authors such as Virgil and Ovid, Romance philology referencing François Rabelais and Michel de Montaigne, and Germanic studies concerning Jacob Grimm-related textual traditions. The journal regularly presents source editions of materials housed in archives like the State Archives of Belgium, manuscripts from the Bibliothèque nationale de France, and documents linked to the Vatican Secret Archives. It also addresses numismatic evidence associated with the Hanseatic League, iconographic studies referencing the Ghent Altarpiece, and legal-historical documents tied to the Edict of Nantes and the Treaty of Utrecht.
The editorial board traditionally includes representatives from Université libre de Bruxelles, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Université de Liège, and the Royal Library of Belgium, with editorial secretaries drawn from departments of philology and history. The journal issues annual volumes, sometimes supplemented by themed miscellanies edited by guest editors affiliated with institutions such as the Fondation Roi Baudouin and research centers linked to the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History and the École Pratique des Hautes Études. Submissions undergo peer review by specialists who have worked on projects like the Handschriftencensus, the Corpus Christianorum, and the Oxford Bibliographies series. Back issues are often bound by printers historically associated with Brussels and distributed through academic channels connected to the Belgian Royal Historical Commission.
Over the decades the journal has published work by and about prominent figures including Henri Pirenne, Émile Verhaeren, Justus Lipsius, Charles De Coster, and modern scholars affiliated with projects like the Monumenta Historica Belgica and the International Medieval Society. Its editions and articles have informed scholarship on the Battle of Waterloo, the diplomatic history surrounding the Congress of Vienna, and constitutional developments culminating in the Belgian Revolution (1830). The journal has influenced editorial standards used by the International Council on Archives and has been cited in monographs from presses such as Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and Brill. It has also been instrumental in preserving and disseminating primary sources used in studies of figures like Philip the Good, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Mary of Burgundy.
The journal is indexed in major bibliographic services and catalogues used by scholars at Bibliothèque nationale de France, British Library, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, and university libraries including Harvard University, University of Oxford, Université de Paris, and Università di Bologna. Electronic access and digitization efforts have involved collaborations with platforms and projects such as Gallica, Europeana, and national repositories coordinated with the Royal Library of Belgium. Holdings are discoverable through union catalogues like WorldCat and citation databases that index humanities journals used by researchers associated with the Max Planck Society and the European Research Council.
Category:Academic journals established in 1922 Category:Belgian history journals Category:Philology journals