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The article provides an overview of personal and family archives available in Vorarlberg, Austria, in particular those of the Barons of Sternbach, the erstwhile rulers of the Bludenz, Austria, district, and of the counts of Hohenems and Waldburg-Zeil. In addition, the author discusses acquisitions such as the archives of the Berlinger family, which document both the business activities of the family and the history of Egg, Austria. A list of personal and family archives held at the Vorarlberger Landesarchiv (State Archives of Vorarlberg), which include the papers of teacher Franz Bachmann, politician and Catholic priest Barnabas Fink, and architect Johann Anton Tscharner.

The article discusses a medieval Latin inscription dating to the time of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III at the cathedral of Trieste, Italy, which was inspired by an ancient Latin inscription dating to the late Roman Republic during the consulate of Octavian. The authors outline the political circumstances of both inscriptions and the corresponding aspects of the history of Trieste. Particular emphasis is placed on the attempts by Frederick to establish a line of succession from Octavian to himself.

An obituary for historian and lawyer Karl Heinz Burmeister is presented.