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2026

Romein, C.A. (2026). Review of: 'The Scottish State and the experience of government, c. 1560–1707: essays in honour of Julian Goodare'. Parliaments, Estates and Representation, 46(1). DOI

2025

Romein, C.A.; Prokop, H. (2025). 'The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Automatic Handwriting Recognition. The Example of Transkribus.' Proceedings of the Tag der Archive 2024, 99–116.

Romein, C.A. (June 2025). 'Kun je die 200.000 teksten niet gewoon zelf lezen? Hoe digital humanities historisch onderzoek veranderen.' (Column). Skript Historisch Tijdschrift, 47.2, 32–34. DOI

Romein, C.A., Terras, M., Stauder, A., Anzinger, B., Stauder, F. (eds.) (May 2025). Praeteritum transcriptum. A Transkribus Tribute: Celebrating our First Five Years as a Cooperative (2019–2024). READ COOP SCE, Innsbruck. ISBN: 9798284999653. Zenodo

Schneider, C. and Romein, C.A. (2025). 'Learning More about Daily Life in Bern through Legal Texts', in: Romein et al. (eds.), Praeteritum transcriptum. READ COOP SCE, Innsbruck. Zenodo

Romein, C.A.; Wagner, A.; Härter, K. (2025). 'The 2020-Systematic, Multilingual Categorisation of Policeymaterien for Early Modern Police Ordinances.' Journal for Digital Legal History, 4. DOI

Terras, M.; Anzinger, B.; Gooding, P. et al. (2025). 'The Artificial Intelligence Cooperative: READ-COOP, Transkribus, and the Benefits of Shared Community Infrastructure for Automated Text Recognition.' Open Research Europe, 5:16. DOI

Romein, C.A.; Kırmızıaltın, S.; Reshef, R. et al. (2025). 'Automatic Text Recognition of Historical Text Collections: From Research Proposal to Project Management.' International Journal of Digital Humanities. DOI

Romein, C.A.; Rabus, A.; Leifert, G. et al. (2025). 'Assessing Advanced Handwritten Text Recognition Engines for Digitizing Historical Documents.' International Journal of Digital Humanities. DOI

Romein, C.A.; Veldhoen, S.F.; Romein, J.C. (2025). 'Applying (Semi-)Automatic Metadata to Early Modern Normative Texts. Annif and Policeygesetzgebung from the City-state of Bern (1528–1798).' DSH: The Journal of Digital Scholarship in the Humanities. Special Issue: DH2023 Graz. DOI

Romein, C.A. (2025). Book review: Gendered Practices of Rulership at the Court of Württemberg, 1568–1634. By Regine Maritz. The Seventeenth Century, 40(6), 965–967. DOI

Romein, C.A. and Romein, J.C. (2025). Handmatige Layout Analyse NL-ZlHCO_0003.1 (Collectie Overijssel – Resoluties van de Staten van Overijssel). [Dataset, embargo] Zenodo

2024

Romein, C.A.; Hodel, T.; Gordijn, F.; van Zundert, J.J.; Chagué, A. et al. (2024). 'Exploring Data Provenance in Handwritten Text Recognition Infrastructure.' JDMDH. DOI

Romein, C.A. (2024). 'State of the Field: Digital Legal History.' Journal for Digital Legal History, 3(1). DOI

Härter, K.; Romein, C.A.; Wüst, W. (eds.) (2024). Special Issue: "Gute Policey" and Police Ordinances: Local Regimes and Digital Methods. Journal for Digital Legal History, Vol. 2. DOI

Härter, K.; Romein, C.A.; Wüst, W.B. (2024). 'Gute Policey in Early Modern Rural Areas: Local Societies, Police Ordinances and Digital Methods.' Journal for Digital Legal History, 2(1). DOI

Romein, C.A. (2024). Mandatenbücher (1528–1798) – Digitisation and Application of Handwriting Recognition (Transkribus); StAB A I 479–515, 517–518. [Dataset] State Archives of the Canton of Bern.

2023

Romein, C.A.; Wagner, A.; van Zundert, J.J. (2023). 'Building and Deploying a Classification Schema using Open Standards and Technology.' Journal for Digital Legal History, 2(1). DOI

Romein, C.A. (2023). Book review: Jennifer Guiliano, A Primer for Teaching Digital History. Ten Design Principles (Duke 2022). Journal for Digital Legal History, 1(1). DOI

2022

Brandon, P.; Heerma van Voss, L.; Romein, C.A. (eds.) (2022). The Early Modern State: Drivers, Beneficiaries and Discontents. Essays in Honour of Prof. Dr. Marjolein 't Hart. London/New York.

Romein, C.A.; Doak, L.; Parker, H.; Weston, J. (eds.) (2022). Special Issue: Public History. History, 107(375). DOI

Romein, C.A. (2022). 'The Formative Role of Early Modern Books of Ordinances: The Low Countries and Their Overseas Lands', in: Brandon, P., Heerma van Voss, L. & Romein, C.A. (eds.), The Early Modern State. London/New York, 89–112.

Brandon, P.; Romein, C.A.; Heerma van Voss, L. (2022). 'Introduction: The Early Modern State: Drivers, Beneficiaries, and Discontents', in: The Early Modern State. London/New York, 1–14.

Romein, C.A. (2022). '2006. Dieren in de volksvertegenwoordiging', in: Heerma van Voss, L. et al. (eds.), Nog Meer Wereldgeschiedenis van Nederland. Amsterdam, 678–684.

Romein, C.A. (2022). 'Early Modern State Formation or Gute Policey? The Good Order of the Community.' The Seventeenth Century, 37(6), 1031–1056. DOI

Romein, C.A.; Doak, L.; Parker, H.; Weston, J. (2022). 'History in Public: Power and Process, Harm and Help.' History, 107, 211–234. DOI

Romein, C.A. (2022). Review of: Christopher W. Close, State Formation and Shared Sovereignty. The Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic, 1488–1696. Early Modern Low Countries. DOI

Romein, C.A. (2022). Review of: What is Early Modern History? By Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks. History. DOI

Romein, C.A.; Bes, R.; Oosterhuis, J.J. (2022). 'Dossier 1572 – Sancties tegen "piraten, zee-roovers, ledigh-gangers, [en] quaet-geboefte".' Historici.nl. Link

Romein, C.A.; Oosterhuis, J.J.; Bes, R. (2022). 'Dossier 1572 – Overheidscommunicatie tégen de Geuzen: plakkaten in context.' Historici.nl. Link

2021

Romein, C.A. (2021). Protecting the Fatherland. Lawsuits and Political Debates in Jülich, Hesse-Cassel and Brittany 1642–1655. Studies in the History of Law and Justice, Vol. 20. Springer, Cham. [Open Access] DOI

Romein, C.A. (2021). 'Booming Business. Communication, Print and Advertisement in the Seventeenth Century.' The Seventeenth Century. DOI

Romein, C.A. (2021). Review of: Government Use of Print: Official Publications in the Holy Roman Empire, 1500–1600. By Saskia Limbach. History. DOI

Romein, C.A.; Fuchs, I.; Schillemans, B.; Heijmans, I. (2021). Podcast: Leugens in het land. Episode 5: Bedriegers aan de macht. Link

Romein, C.A. (2021). Transkribus Public HTR Model: Carlos V/ Charles V Cómo ser rey_1543. Model Pylaia (ID 48323). [with Ball, R.; Parker, G.; Hispanic Society of America] Link

2020

Romein, C.A.; Kemman, M.; Birkholz, J.M.; Baker, J.; de Gruijter, M.; Meroño-Peñuela, A.; Ries, T.; Ros, R.; Scagliola, S. (2020). 'State of the Field: Digital History.' History. DOI

Romein, C.A.; Veldhoen, S.F.; de Gruijter, M. (2020). 'The Datafication of Early Modern Ordinances.' DHBenelux, 2. DOI

Romein, C.A. (2020). 'How Local Politics Became a Matter of Transregional Concern. German and Dutch Pamphlets Calling Jülich Nobility to Assemble in Cologne, 1642–1651', in: De Ridder, B. et al. (eds.), Transregional Territories. Turnhout: Brepols, 131–151.

Romein, C.A. (2020). 'Jülicher Patrioten am Ende des Dreissigjährigen Krieges (1642–1652).' Rheinische Vierteljahrsblätter, 80–102. Link

Romein, C.A.; Veldhoen, S.F.; de Gruijter, M. (2020). Entangled Histories. [Dataset with 107 books of ordinances of the Low Countries] KB Lab

Romein, C.A. (2020). Review of: New perspectives on power and political representation. Ed. Kaal & Slootjes. Parliaments, Estates and Representation, 40, 345–346. DOI

Romein, C.A. (2020). 'How to run a country: Early Modern Style?' History UK Blog. Link

Romein, C.A. (2020). 'Entangled Histories: bumps in the road and bursts of success.' KB Blog. Link

Romein, C.A. (2020). 'Entangled Histories: Segmentation.' KB Blog. Link

Romein, C.A. (2020). 'Entangled Histories: OCR + HTR = ATR: Automatic Text Recognition.' KB Blog. Link

Gribnau, T.; Boer, P.; Nellissen, L.; Begheyn SJ, P.; Caspers, C.; Romein, C.A. (2020). Transkribus Public Model: NeoLatin_Ravenstein_1643–1772 (ID 27542). Link

Romein, C.A.; Walcher, J. (2020). Webinar: Transkribus – Getting the Basics. YouTube

Romein, C.A. (2020). Webinar: Transkribus – Advanced Use. YouTube

Romein, C.A. (2020, October). Webinar: Transkribus – Update and Pylaia. YouTube

2019

Romein, C.A. (2019). 'Blood Sports and Festivities in Normative Provincial Publications.' Nieuwe Tijdingen, 3, 121–136. DOI

Romein, C.A. (2019). 'Plakkaten classificeren met de computer?' KB Blog. Link

Romein, C.A. (2019). 'Digital Humanities and Legal History – Can the computer read and classify ordinances?' ESCLH / KB Blog. Link

Romein, C.A. (2019). 'The Challenge of Using Digital and Digitised Sources for Journals and Articles: An ECR-Editor's View.' Wiley Blog. Link

Romein, C.A.; Veldhoen, S.F.; de Gruijter, M. (2019). Transkribus Public Model Pylaia: Dutch_Gothic_Print (ID 26131). Link

Romein, C.A.; Veldhoen, S.F.; de Gruijter, M. (2019). Transkribus Public Model Pylaia: Dutch_Romantype_Print (ID 26138). Link

Romein, C.A.; Veldhoen, S.F.; de Gruijter, M. (2019). Transkribus Public Model Pylaia: French_18thC_print (ID 26124). Link

Romein, C.A.; Vandommele, J.; den Boer, L. (2019). Webinar: Transkribus voor Nederlandstalige gebruikers (Basis). YouTube

Romein, C.A.; Vandommele, J.; den Boer, L. (2019). Webinar: Transkribus voor Nederlandstalige gebruikers (Geavanceerd). YouTube

Romein, C.A. (2019). Webinar: Kan je de computer de wet laten herschrijven? YouTube

2018

Romein, C.A. (2018). Review of: Arthur der Weduwen, Dutch and Flemish Newspapers of the Seventeenth Century, 1618–1700. BMGN – Low Countries Historical Review, 132. Link

2017

Romein, C.A. (2017). Review of: Manon van der Heijden, Women and Crime in Early Modern Holland. Holland. Link

Romein, C.A. (2017). Review of: Carlo Lejeune (ed.), Grenzerfahrungen: Eine Geschichte der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens Band 2. Rheinische Vierteljahrsblätter, 81, 436–438. DOI

Romein, C.A. (2017). Review of: Jasper van der Steen, Memory Wars in the Low Countries, 1566–1700. BMGN-LCHR. Link

Romein, C.A. (2017). Review of: Johannes Müller, Exile Memories and the Dutch Revolt: The Narrated Diaspora, 1550–1750. BMGN.

2016

Romein, C.A. (2016). The Use of Fatherland, Patria and Patriot in the Cases of Jülich, Hesse-Cassel and Brittany (1642–1655). Political Arguments in an Age of Confrontation. [Dissertation] Gildeprint, Enschede. ISBN: 978-94-6233-329-1. Repository

Romein, C.A. (2016). Review of: Lotte Jensen (ed.), Roots of Nationalism. BMGN-LCHR. Link

Romein, C.A. (2016). Review of: Peter Nissen & Hein van der Bruggen, Roermond. Rheinische Vierteljahrsblätter, 456–458. DOI

Romein, C.A. (2016). Review of: D.C. van der Linden, Experiencing Exile: Huguenot Refugees in the Dutch Republic, 1680–1700. The Seventeenth Century, 384–385. DOI

Romein, C.A. (2016). Review of: Religious Minorities and Cultural Diversity in the Dutch Republic. Ed. den Hollander et al. The Seventeenth Century, 385–387. DOI

Romein, C.A. (2016). 'Seventeenth-Century Political Communications.' EmbrACE, 62, 29–30.

Romein, C.A. (2016). Webinar: Kan je de computer de wet laten herschrijven? [KB seminar version]

2015

Romein, C.A. (2015). 'Gulik: dynastieke belangen, oorlog en welvaart. De woordkeuze van de getrouwe patriot 1642–1652.' Handelingen van de Koninklijke Zuid-Nederlandse Maatschappij voor Taal- en Letterkunde en Geschiedenis, Jaargang 68, 139–150. DOI

Romein, C.A. (2015). 'Vaterland, Patria und Patriot in den Rechtsangelegenheiten Hessen-Kassels (1647–1655)', in: Denzler, A. et al. (eds.), Prozessakten, Parteien, Partikularinteressen. De Gruyter, 117–136. DOI

Romein, C.A. (2015). 'Fatherland Rhetoric and the Nobility's Loyalty in German Principalities Jülich-Berg (1642–1652) and Hesse-Cassel (1646–1655)', in: Quiros Rosado, R. & Bravo Lozano, C. (eds.), Los hilos de Penélope. Valencia: Albatros Ediciones, 57–66.

2014

Romein, C.A. (2014). 'Fatherland Rhetoric and the "Threat of Absolutism": Hesse-Cassel and the Reichskammergericht (1646–1655).' The Seventeenth Century, 29(3), 277–292. DOI

Romein, C.A. (2014). Review of: C. Cuttica, Sir Robert Filmer (1588–1653) and the Patriotic Monarch. The Seventeenth Century, 29(4). DOI

Romein, C.A. (2014). Review of: Die Erschaffung der landständischen Verfassung. German History. Link

Romein, C.A. (2014). Review of: Protestant Cosmopolitanism and Diplomatic Culture: Brandenburg–Swedish Relations in the Seventeenth Century. The Seventeenth Century, 29(2), 219–221. DOI

Romein, C.A. (2014). Review of: Olivia Horsfall Turner, "The Mirror of Great Britain". The Seventeenth Century, 29(2), 212–214. DOI

Romein, C.A. (2014). Review of: Adel en ridderschap in Gelderland. Ed. Schimmelpenninck van der Oije et al. BMGN-LCHR, 129. Link

Romein, C.A. (2014). Review of: Oorlogsliteratuur in de vroegmoderne tijd. Ed. Jensen & Geerdink. BMGN-LCHR, 129. Link

Romein, C.A. (2014). 'Vrede van Xanten.' IsGeschiedenis.nl. Link

Monograph

Dissertation

Romein, C.A. (2016). The Use of Fatherland, Patria and Patriot in the Cases of Jülich, Hesse-Cassel and Brittany (1642–1655). Political Arguments in an Age of Confrontation. Gildeprint, Enschede. ISBN: 978-94-6233-329-1. Repository

Edited volumes

Brandon, P.; Heerma van Voss, L.; Romein, C.A. (eds.) (2022). The Early Modern State: Drivers, Beneficiaries and Discontents. Essays in Honour of Prof. Dr. Marjolein 't Hart. London/New York.

Romein, C.A.; Terras, M.; Stauder, A.; Anzinger, B.; Stauder, F. (eds.) (May 2025). Praeteritum transcriptum. A Transkribus Tribute: Celebrating our First Five Years as a Cooperative (2019–2024). READ COOP SCE, Innsbruck. ISBN: 9798284999653. Zenodo

Special issues

Härter, K.; Romein, C.A.; Wüst, W. (eds.) (2024). Special Issue: "Gute Policey" and Police Ordinances: Local Regimes and Digital Methods. Journal for Digital Legal History, Vol. 2. DOI

Romein, C.A.; Doak, L.; Parker, H.; Weston, J. (eds.) (2022). Special Issue: Public History. History, 107(375). DOI

Journal articles