Peeters Publishers is an
international academic publisher founded in
Leuven
Leuven (, , ), also called Louvain (, , ), is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipalit ...
in 1857, joining a
tradition of book printing in Leuven dating back to the
15th century
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In Europe, the 15th century includes parts of the Late Middle Ages, the Early Re ...
. Peeters publishes 200 new titles and 75 journals a year.
Humanities
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and
social sciences
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are the main fields of the publishing house, with series focusing on
Biblical studies
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,
Religious studies
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,
Patristics
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,
Classical and
Oriental studies
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,
Egyptology
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,
Philosophy
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,
Ethics
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,
Medieval studies
Medieval studies is the academic interdisciplinary study of the Middle Ages. A historian who studies medieval studies is called a medievalist.
Institutional development
The term 'medieval studies' began to be adopted by academics in the opening ...
, and
the Arts
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.
History
In 1857 the Peeters family began its printing house and bookshop in the center of Leuven. The company grew rapidly and had more than 100 employees at the turn of the twentieth century.
The
Fire of Leuven in 1914 destroyed the company. After the First World War, the family focused mainly on its bookshop. In 1960, Emmanuel Peeters took over the Imprimerie Orientaliste and brought the book printing business back to the Peeters family in Leuven.
To this day, the Peeters publishing house is still family-owned and has strongly internationalised its activities.
See also
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List of Peeters' academic journals
References
External links
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Academic publishing companies
1857 establishments in Belgium
Publishing companies established in 1857
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