Jeroen Salman

About the Author

Jeroen Salman is a distinguished historian and scholar of early modern print culture, with a focus on the dissemination and impact of popular literature across Europe. His research explores how printed materials shaped social, cultural, and intellectual life from the Renaissance through the Enlightenment, drawing on extensive archival work in England, Wales, Italy, and the Low Countries. As an associate professor at Utrecht University, Salman has contributed significantly to the field through his meticulous analyses of printing technologies, reading practices, and the circulation of texts in multilingual contexts. His work bridges history and literature, illuminating the role of ephemeral print in everyday life and challenging traditional narratives of literary canon formation. Passionate about making historical scholarship accessible, he lectures internationally and collaborates on digital humanities projects to preserve and analyze rare printed artifacts.