Both of these research cases represent large-scale European-wide transformations that took place predominantly during the hand-press era, but an inspection of them through several catalogues and by zooming in and out bearing in mind different publication profiles of European cities show intriguing variety. The cases also make it possible to discuss how the used methods, varying levels of data harmonization and gaps in data affect the analyses, thus paving the way for new research and guidelines for future data integration.
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