The Thomas Helms Verlag is a specialist publisher for North German culture, monument preservation, local and regional history, history, church and art history and is based in

Schwerin Schwerin (; Mecklenburgian Low German: ''Swerin''; Latin: ''Suerina'', ''Suerinum'') is the capital and second-largest city of the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as well as of the region of Mecklenburg, after Rostock. ...

in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

History

In 1994, the publishing house was founded by the Schwerin photographer Thomas Helms who by then had already created the illustrations for many books. Among others, he worked for the , the

Evangelische Verlagsanstalt The Evangelische Verlagsanstalt (EVA) is a denominational media company founded in Berlin in 1946. Its shareholders are the and the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony. The managing director is Sebastian Knöfel. Book publisher The range inc ...

, the , Koehler & Amelang,

E. A. Seemann The Nordfriedhof ("North Cemetery") is a public cemetery run by the city of Leipzig, located at Berliner Straße 125–127 in the district of Eutritzsch between Hamburger Straße, Theresienstraße and Maximilianallee, directly adjoining the smalle ...

, the publishing houses Christiansen, , , and Droemer Knaur. His focus is on architectural photography, and he is particularly interested in the history and regional studies of Mecklenburg and Pomerania. The publishing house is a member of the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels.

Program

Since the founding of the publishing house, which was first called ''thomasius'', more than 350 titles have been produced, many of them in several editions, with a focus on regional, cultural, architecture, church and

art history Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today, ...

Mecklenburg Mecklenburg (; nds, label=Low German, Mękel(n)borg ) is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The largest cities of the region are Rostock, Schwer ...

and

Western Pomerania Historical Western Pomerania, also called Cispomerania, Fore Pomerania, Front Pomerania or Hither Pomerania (german: Vorpommern), is the western extremity of the historic region of Pomerania forming the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, Weste ...

. There are also a number of titles on northern German contemporary history. The programme features both scholarly titles and popular science publications. The series "Beiträge zur Architekturgeschichte und Denkmalpflege in Mecklenburg und Vorpommern", edited by Sabine Bock, now comprises thirteen weighty publications, some of which are multi-volume; the series "Beiträge zur pommerschen Landes-, Kirchen- und Kunstgeschichte", founded by Norbert Buske, already contains 18 titles and the series "Geschichte. Architecture. Art. Contributions to the Cultural Landscapes of Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania".

Authors and editors

The authors and editors of the publishing house include Axel Attula, Sabine Bock, Michael Buddrus,

Adrian Bueckling Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water". The Adria was until the 8th century BC the m ...

, Norbert Buske,

Bodo von Dewitz Bodo Balthasar von Dewitz (11 April 1950 – 17 November 2017) was a German art historian. His work focused on historical photography. Life was born in Göttingen. After starting a commercial apprenticeship in the art trade, he studied German ...

Otto Emersleben Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', ''Odo'', '' Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded ...

, Friederike Drinkuth, Dieter Greve,

Hellmut Hannes Hellmut is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Hellmut Andics (1922–1998), Austrian journalist, publicist, and writer * Hellmut Bunge (1920–2006), Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross ...

, Ulrich Hermanns, Johannes Hinz,

Max Reinhard Jaehn Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) * Max (gorilla) (1 ...

, Volker Janke, Bernd Kasten,

Otto Kindt Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', ''Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded fro ...

, Ingrid Lent,

Günter Möbus Gunter or Günter may refer to: * Gunter rig, a type of rig used in sailing, especially in small boats * Gunter Annex, Alabama, a United States Air Force installation * Gunter, Texas, city in the United States People Surname * Chris Gunter ( ...

, Ernst Münch, Christian Nieske,

Frank Pergande Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Curre ...

Haik Thomas Porada Haik may refer to: Places *Haik, Iran, a village in Yazd Province, Iran *Hayq, Ethiopia, a town in northern Ethiopia People Given name / Mononym *Hayk, legendary founder of Armenia *Haik Hovsepian Mehr (1945–1994), Iranian martyr *Haik M. Mart ...

Hans Reddemann Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi a ...

, Fred Ruchhöft,

Dirk Schleinert A dirk is a long bladed thrusting dagger.Chisholm, Hugh (ed.), ''Dagger'', The Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed., Vol. VII, New York, NY: Cambridge University Press (1910), p. 729 Historically, it gained its name from the Highland Dirk (Scot ...

, Manfred Schukowski,

Horst Wernicke Horst may refer to: Science * Horst (geology), a raised fault block bounded by normal faults or graben People * Horst (given name) * Horst (surname) * ter Horst, Dutch surname * van der Horst, Dutch surname Places Settlements Germany * Horst, ...

, Rainer Wiedemann and many others.

Awards

Two authors of the publishing house were awarded the for their manuscripts that were published by the publishing house. In 2007, Sabine Bock received the prize for her work ''Herrschaftliche Wohnhäuser auf den Gütern und Domänen in Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Architektur und Geschichte'' (''Beiträge zur Architekturgeschichte und Denkmalpflege.'' Vol. 7.1–3), , and in 2016, Friederike Drinkuth was awarded for her historical-biographical sketch on Duchess Dorothea Sophie of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1692-1765), was published under the title ''Männlicher als ihr Gemahl. Herzogin Dorothea Sophie von Mecklenburg-Strelitz''] ().

References

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