The following are the "Top Ten" publishers from each country of Western Europe, ranked by numbers of monograph imprints in the Brigham Young University library.
Here comes the fine print:
Andorra and San Marino are excluded. Note that the publisher rankings on the list may be quite different for your
institution depending on your unique collecting profile. The total numbers of titles held by a given publisher (valid as of March 1997) are supplied for internal comparisons only. Not all BYU library holdings have been retrospectively converted, hence some early publications may be underrepresented. Not all publishers listed are still publishing, hence some phantom suppliers may be overrepresented. Hits were counted after searching keywords in the local Notis system for both city and publisher in the 260 field, e.g. "k=elsevier.260. and amsterdam.260."
(Note that this includes co-published titles, e.g., Elsevier imprints of Amsterdam and New York, but does not include titles published only abroad, e.g., Elsevier imprints of New York alone.) It's possible I've missed a publisher or two, since searching by country code was impossible and searches had to be by city. It would be helpful for a similar survey to be done for library holdings on a national basis, but I saw no way to do a comparable search in OCLC or RLIN. -- Richard Hacken
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Austria
Universal Edition, Vienna Böhlau, Vienna Braumüller, Vienna Doblinger, Vienna Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, Graz Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck Springer, Vienna Manz, Vienna Verlag Styria, Graz |
639 614 496 466 422 412 268 259 186 158 |
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Belgium
Brepols, Turnhout CeBeDeM, Brussels Renaissance du Livre, Brussels Complexe, Brussels Presses universitaires de Bruxelles, Brussels Bruylant, Brussels Casterman, Tournai Duculot, Gembloux NATO, Brussels Peeters, Leuven |
455 112 83 68 64 63 56 49* 47 45 |
*Includes 1996 Duculot and Neuve Duculot imprints from Louvain and Duculot-Roulin imprints from Tamines prior to 1930.
Note: Also important for European Union depository libraries: European Commission, Brussels.
(And don't forget Dargaud in Brussels, publisher for Asterix comics.)
*Also includes Rosinante imprints
**Also includes Copenhagen University imprints, e.g., Museum Tusculanum.
*Also includes imprints of Turku University.
*Also includes Masson imprints, Paris
Note: in 17th place is
*Includes Walter de Gruyter, Mouton, and Mouton de Gruyter imprints.
**Also includes Berlin imprints.
***Also includes imprints of J.G. Cotta and of E. Klett.
Note:
in 17th place is:
*Also includes imprints of Vaka-Helgafell.
**Also includes imprints of Heimskringla and of Háskóla.
***Also includes imprints of Jonsson and of Björns Jonssönar.
NOTE: many of the best scholarly editions of Icelandic sagas are published by Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark.
*Includes imprints of Giunti Barbèra, Giunti Martello, Giunti Marzocco, and Lisciani & Giunti.
* Also includes Kraus imprints from Vaduz prior to 1971.
*Includes imprints with predecessor terms and related terms such as European Community, E.C.,
EEC, European Commission, etc.
**Includes imprints of Sankt Paulus Druckerei as well as of Editions Saint Paul.
*Includes Excerpta Medica Publishers of Amsterdam, for whom Elsevier Science is the North
American distributor.
**North-Holland spawned Elsevier, and this imprint will after 1996 appear only on continuations.
***Includes Reidel Publishers of Dordrecht, for whom Kluwer is the North American distributor.
*Also includes Universitetsforlaget imprints of Oslo, Bergen and Stavanger.
**Includes Dreyer imprints and Grondahl imprints as well as post-consolidation Grondahl &
Dreyer imprints.
***Also includes imprints of Alvheim & Eide.
*Also includes imprints of Universidade Aberta
*Includes both Espasa and Espasa Calpe imprints.
*Including many titles distributed by Almqvist & Wiksell
**Also includes Prisma imprints.
***Also includes imprints of Stockholm University
Denmark
Gyldendal, Copenhagen
Munksgaard, Copenhagen
W. Hansen, Copenhagen
Aarhus University Press, Aarhus
Odense University Press, Odense
Rosenkilde & Bagger, Copenhagen
C.A. Reitzel, Copenhagen
G.E.C. Gad, Copenhagen
Forum, Copenhagen
Scandinavian University Press, Copenhagen
417
279*
153
126
101
78
67
64
48
41**
Finland
Finnish Academy of Sciences, Helsinki
Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, Helsinki
Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, Helsinki
Otava, Helsinki
SKS [Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura], Helsinki
Åbo akademis förlag, Åbo [Turku]
Edition Fazer, Helsinki & Espoo
Helsinki University Press, Helsinki
Schildt, Helsinki & Esbo
Weilin + Göös, Espoo
WSOY, Porvoo
176
109
107
106
100
43*
27
24
23
19
19
France
Gallimard, Paris
PUF [Presses Universitaires de France], Paris
Hachette, Paris
Plon, Paris
Albin Michel, Paris
Grasset, Paris
Flammarion, Paris
Fayard, Paris
Armand Colin, Paris
Champion, Paris
2513
2168
1665
1394
1167
1048
1038
980
943*
918
CNRS [Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique], Paris with 460 titles.
Germany
Springer, Berlin & Heidelberg
de Gruyter, Berlin
Lang, Frankfurt a.M.
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen
Suhrkamp, Frankfurt a.M.
Akademie, Berlin
Schott, Mainz
Max Niemeyer, Tübingen
Olms, Hildesheim
Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart
7253
4099*
1834
1616
1539**
1480
1447
1302
1176
1123***
in 12th place is:
Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Mainz , with 977 titles.
Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden with 744 titles (Also includes Leipzig and Berlin imprints).
Greece
Athenon, Athens
Institute for Balkan Studies, Thessaloniki
Theophrastus, Athens
Pechlivanides, Athens
Melissa, Athens
Greek Ministry of Culture, Athens
Center of Economic Research, Athens
Orata, Athens
Association for Byzantine Research, Thessaloniki
Kedros, Athens
26
20
12
11
9
7
5
4
4
4
Iceland
Helgafell, Reykjavík
Isafoldar, Reykjavík
Menningarsjods, Reykjavík
Almenna bókafélagid, Reykjavík
Mal og menning, Reykjavík
Iceland Review, Reykjavík
BOB [Bókaforlag Odds Björnssonar], Akureyri
Islendingasagnaútgáfan, Reykjavík
Idunn, Reykjavík
Arna Magnussonar, Reykjavík
81*
56
51
43
37**
23
19***
16
14
8
Italy
Mondadori, Milan
Olschki, Florence
Sansoni, Florence
Einaudi, Turin
Le Monnier, Florence
Giunti Publishing Group, Florence
Laterza, Rome & Bari
La Nuova Italia, Florence
Bulzoni, Rome
Mursia, Milan
631
452
440
436
355
354*
316
293
290
249
Liechtenstein
Kraus Reprint, Nendeln
Cramer, Vaduz
Topos, Vaduz
KTO Press, Nendeln
Liechtensteinische Akademische Gesellschaft, Vaduz
Press and Information Office, Liechtenstein, Vaduz
Liechtenstein-Verlag, Vaduz
Prisca-Verlag, Vaduz
Sändig Reprint, Vaduz
Quarto Press, Vaduz
847*
71
24
5
5
5
3
2
2
1
Luxembourg
European Union Publications, Luxembourg City
Sankt Paulus/Saint Paul, Luxembourg City
European Investment Bank, Luxembourg City
Bruck, Luxembourg City
Krippler-Müller, Luxembourg City
European Parliament, Luxembourg City
Editions Phi, Echternach
Harwood Academic, Luxembourg City
Institut Grand-Ducal, Luxembourg City
Tony Jungblut, Luxembourg City
87*
11**
7
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
Monaco
Rocher, Monaco
Oiseau-Lyre, Monaco
Pastorelly, Monte Carlo
Imprimerie Nationale de Monaco, Monaco
Sauret, Monaco
Solar, Monte Carlo
Documents d'art, Monaco
Regain, Monte Carlo
Editions des Archives du Palais Princier, Monaco
Triboulet, Monaco
84
28
10
7
4
4
3
2
1
1
Netherlands
Elsevier, Amsterdam
North-Holland, Amsterdam
Brill, Leiden
Kluwer, Dordrecht
Nijhoff, The Hague
Benjamins, Amsterdam
Rodopi, Amsterdam
Balkema, Rotterdam
van Gorcum, Assen
Foris, Dordrecht
4561*
3513
2880
2375**
1472
729
658
323
323
195
Norway
Scandinavian University Press, Oslo
Gyldendal Norsk, Oslo
Aschehoug, Oslo
Cappelen, Oslo
Grondahl & Dreyer, Oslo
Tanum-Norli, Oslo
Novus, Oslo
Norske bokklubben, Oslo
Eide, Bergen
Norske Samlaget, Oslo
347*
292
189
49
38**
34
19
18
18***
14
Portugal
Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda, Lisbon
Horizonte, Lisbon
University of Coimbra, Coimbra
Sá da Costa, Lisbon
Europa-America, Mem Martins
Dom Quixote, Lisbon
University of Lisbon, Lisbon
Civilizaçâo, Porto
Editorial Estampa, Lisbon
Assírio & Alvim, Lisbon
192
123
85
80
55
48
46*
29
28
27
Spain
Espasa Calpe, Madrid
Gredos, Madrid
Planeta, Barcelona
Cátedra, Madrid
Taurus, Madrid
Aguilar, Madrid
Seix Barral, Barcelona
Castalia, Madrid
Alianza, Madrid
Destino, Barcelona
703*
496
463
398
309
304
256
253
251
239
Sweden
Almqvist & Wiksell, Stockholm
Bonnier, Stockholm
Uppsala University, Uppsala
Norstedt, Stockholm
Gothenburg University, Gothenburg
Lund University, Lund
Rabén & Sjögren, Stockholm
Wahlström & Widstrand, Stockholm
Scandinavian University Press, Stockholm
Esselte, Stockholm
851
382
247*
245
124
73
55**
53
35***
25