Helene Lieser · 1927
Helene Lieser’s 1927 review of Rudolf Granichstaedten-Czerva’s Die Wiener Börse und ihre Geschichte distinguishes the booklet’s attractive presentation from its limited historical scope:
Das schön ausgestattete, illustrierte Büchlein verzichtet von vornherein auf eine wirtschaftshistorische Einstellung.
English translation: The handsomely produced, illustrated little book dispenses from the outset with an economic-historical approach.
Her central assessment concerns what counts as a history of the exchange:
Es gibt statt einer Geschichte der Wiener Börse eine Darstellung der Gebäude, in denen sich der Börsenhandel von 1771 bis heute abgespielt hat.
English translation: Instead of a history of the Vienna Stock Exchange, it provides an account of the buildings in which stock-exchange trading took place from 1771 to the present.
Lieser thus identifies an architectural focus where the title promises institutional history. She then turns from scope to factual accuracy, suggesting corrections for a new edition: the claim that the former exchange building in the Herrengasse still belongs to the Nationalbank, the stated current trading hours, and the source citation for an illustration. This brief review offers a measured bibliographical judgment: appreciation of the booklet’s material presentation accompanies a clear distinction between documenting trading premises and writing economic history.
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