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Deutsches Textarchiv

Also known as DTA

The German Text Archive (Deutsches Textarchiv, DTA) presents online a selection of key German-language works in various disciplines from the 17th to 19th centuries. The electronic full-texts are indexed linguistically and the search facilities tolerate a range of spelling variants. The DTA presents German-language printed works from around 1650 to 1900 as full text and as digital facsimile. The selection of texts was made on the basis of lexicographical criteria and includes scientific or scholarly texts, texts from everyday life, and literary works. The digitalisation was made from the first edition of each work. Using the digital images of these editions, the text was first typed up manua…

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About this database

Websitehttps://www.deutschestextarchiv.de/
SubjectsHumanities and Social Sciences · Humanities · Linguistics · Literary Studies
Last updated2026-09-12

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