Early English Book Subscribers Dataset

This dataset is the foundation of a digital project called \"Early English Book Subscribers,\" which introduces the men and women who subscribed to books published in England between 1617 and 1698. The dataset contains demographic information based on twelve surviving subscriber lists, with 4,104 entries. Along with the original transcribed list entries, viewers can learn the class status, presumed gender, formal education level, industry, profession, and geographic location, when known, of individual subscribers. The genre, target language, and cost of subscribing to each of the twelve books is also included.

本数据集是名为「早期英文图书订阅者（Early English Book Subscribers）」的数字项目的核心基础。该项目旨在介绍1617年至1698年间英国出版图书的全体订阅者。本数据集依托12份现存的订阅者清单构建，总计收录4104条条目，涵盖人口统计相关信息。使用者不仅可以获取原始转录的清单条目，还可了解每位订阅者的阶层身份、推定性别、正规受教育程度、所属行业、职业，以及已知情况下的地理位置信息。此外，数据集还收录了这12部图书各自的书籍类型、目标语言与订阅费用相关内容。