De Gruyter Brill Book Archives
The De Gruyter Brill Book Archive offers libraries an unprecedented opportunity to unlock centuries of academic heritage. Bringing together the complete backlists of two of the world’s most respected academic publishers — De Gruyter and Brill — and numerous renowned imprints, this archive provides access to digital versions of thousands of scholarly works dating back to 1683.
Discover Our Archives
The Brill Book Archive comprises nearly 15,000 book titles published before 2006 across disciplines such as Asian Studies, Classical Studies, History, Language & Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies, Middle East and Islamic Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and more.
Since the publisher's founding in 1749, the De Gruyter Book Archive has grown to encompass over 55,000 unique works from the history of science and literature, including such prominent names as Goethe, Schleiermacher, the Brothers Grimm, Max Planck, Noam Chomsky, and Jürgen Habermas.
Features & Benefits
The digitized backlists of Brill Book Archive and the De Gruyter Book Archive are the perfect addition to your catalog. Together they offer unparalleled academic excellence, essential for scholars in Linguistics, Classics, Philosophy, History, Theology & Biblical Studies, Area Studies, Law, and beyond. There are over 68,0000 eBooks available in 10+ subject clusters, including more than 17,000 English-language titles. The De Gruyter Book Archive also contains the entire book archive of Akademie Verlag, formerly the largest academic publisher of the German Democratic Republic, which is currently being digitized for the first time.
- Indexed PDFs with full-text search
- DOI and MARC records for all titles
- DRM-free
- Enhanced discoverability of research material
- Accessible to scholars wherever they are in the world
- Availability of out-of-print titles
By acquiring the De Gruyter Brill Book Archive, libraries invest not only in a digital collection, but in the continuous story of global scholarship — a story that spans generations, cultures, and disciplines.
Pricing & Purchasing Options
Full title lists as well as pricing and purchasing options for the De Gruyter Book Archive and the Brill Book Archive are available upon request from your Sales Manager.
Take a Look Into the Archives
A selection from the Brill Book Archive
De Gruyter, Verlagsgebäude (1943)
De Gruyter Book Archive – Sensitive Content
The De Gruyter Book Archive provides sources for historical and disciplinary research that need to be viewed within their historical context. From 1933 to 1945, De Gruyter published some works that, due to their political-ideological orientation, are not actively marketed by us – neither individually nor as part of collections, in print or digitally. However, as a publishing house, we do not believe in censorship, therefore these titles are available for research and scholarly purposes upon request. Titles containing material of a sensitive nature are clearly identified on the relevant product pages.
Individual customers cannot purchase these specially marked titles but should contact a library or research institution to request access. The institution is then required to submit a usage request to sensitive-content@degruyter.com. Our staff will review the request. Approval can only be granted if the interest in the title is academically justified and tied to specific research objectives.
If you come across any titles in our program that you find concerning, please report them to sensitive-content@degruyter.com. We will promptly review your concern.
Learn More About the Importance of Digitizing Archives
Digitizing an archive to make older works available online might sound easy, but the reality of finding, transporting, scanning, and refining large collections of historical publications is anything but. For anyone thinking of embarking on a similar challenge, here are some of our best pieces of advice.
