This file was generated on 2026-01-06 by Aneke Dornbusch


A GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of the dataset: Wittenberger Korrespondenznetzwerk 1524-1525

2. Brief description of the research project and its aims: Creation and Analysis of the correspondence network between the Wittenberg Theologians and the  Prince-electors of Saxony from September 1524 to December 1525

3. Author Information
	A. Investigator Contact Information
		Name: Aneke Dornbusch
		Institution: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
		Address: Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
		Email: aneke.dornbusch@uni-bonn.de

	
	C. In case of questions related to this dataset, please contact: s.a.
		

4. Date of data collection: September to November 2025

5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: -

6. Language of the dataset: German

7. Geographic location of data Collection: Bonn 


B DATA & FILE OVERVIEW

1. File List: 

Korrespondenzdaten: csv-file containing the collected corrspondence data for network Analysis

Abb1_Gesamtes-Netzwerk_Gephi: Visualisation of complete network using Gephi 
Abb2_Gesamtes-Netzwerk_mit-filter_Gephi: Visualisation of complete network applying filter degree equals or bigger than 1 using Gephi
Abb3_Netzwerk-bis-1525-05-05_Gephi: Visualisation of network until 1525-05-05 using Gephi
Abb4_Netzwerk-ab-1525-05-06_Gephi: Visualisation of network beginnng with 1525-05-06 using Gephi

2. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? no
	
3. Relationship between files: The images show  visualisations of the data in the csv-file using the Programme Gephi


C SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION

1. Was data derived from another source? yes, printed/online editions, list s. E 4

2. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: CC0 1.0

3. Links to publications that cite or use the data: Das Jahr 1525 aus Netzwerkperspektive. Wittenberger Korrespondenzen vor und nach dem 5. Mai 1525, in: LUTHER 97 (2026), 123-138. https://www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/journal-luther .


D METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: 
Information was taken from printed/online editions

2. Methods for processing the data: 
names were standardised
dates were standardised

3. Instrument- and/or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: 
Gephi 0.10.1 202301172018

E DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Korrespondenzdaten

1. Variable list including full names and definitions (please spell out abbreviated words) of column headings for tabular data: 

ID: Identification of Edge consisting of Abbreviation of source and serial number, string
Absender: Person/entity that is source of the edge, i.e. sender, string	
Empfänger: Person/entity that is target of the edge, i.e. receiver	
Datum: date of edge (letter), Format yyyy-mm-dd
Datierung laut Edition: date as given by edition if divergent from the date given in the column Datum, only if applicable


2. Units of measurement used:-

3. Missing data codes/symbols: 

N/A: not applicable

4. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: 

MBW: Melanchthons Briefwechsel, accessed via https://melanchthon.hadw-bw.de/regesten.html
WABR: D. Martin Luthers Werke [Abt. 4], Briefwechsel, Bd. 3 1523-1525. Weimar: Böhlau 1533.
BAK: Briefe und Akten zur Kirchenpolitik Friedrichs des Weisen und Johanns des Beständigen 1513 bis 1532, acceessed via https://bakfj.saw-leipzig.de/doc/search
KGK: Thomas Kaufmann (ed.), Kritische Gesamtausgabe der Schriften und Briefe Andreas Bodensteins von Karlstadt. Band 7: Briefe und Schriften 1524, Gütersloh, Heidelberg: Gütersloher Verlagshaus 2024; Thomas Kaufmann (ed.), Kritische Gesamtausgabe der Schriften und Briefe Andreas Bodensteins von Karlstadt. Band 8: Briefe und Schriften 1525-1529, Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus 2025.
SB: Christine Weide, Georg Spalatins Briefwechsel. Studien zur Überlieferung und Bestand (1505-1525), Leipzig 2014. 
BB: Otto Vogt (ed.), Dr. Johannes Bugenhagens Briefwechsel, Reprograf. Nachdr. d. Ausg. Stettin 1888-99 u. Gotha 1910, Hildesheim: Olms, 1966.
BJJ: Gustav Kawerau (ed.), Der Briefwechsel des Justus Jonas, Hildesheim: Olms 1884-1885.