Negotiations have broken down with both of the prospective publishers mentioned in the previous status update, in one case at one second to midnight. However, a small press in North America expressed interest in the book, having found it right here, and is now reviewing the current draft. My correspondent at the Frankfurt book fair reported lively interest in translations. The book will be published in late winter or early spring, one way or another. The peer reviews to which the book has been exposed will lead to improvements in the text.
Photographs are now in hand and ready for printing.
A few minor illustrations must still be drawn. Relatively minor text changes are still needed. The book is typeset, cross-referenced, fully indexed, and nearly ready for film output. 22 September 1999 Work on the text is now essentially complete. The first, a major academic publisher, has made a definite offer for the book, and contract negotiations are in progress.