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[buglet]

What do folks think here about Brill as a publisher?  Any good?

[husqvarna]

Very good.  Good for religion, ancient history, early modern history... these are my experiences.  Sometimes I'm disappointed with some of their edited books (of compiled essays, that is), but I think this might be because I'm comparing these works to some of the superb reference materials or textual studies that they have, apples and oranges style.

This might interest you:
http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php/topic,22444.0.html

[buglet]

Thanks hvernon.  Dern it, I did a search for Brill in the fora, and must have done something wrong, because all I got was a list about Peter Lang in which Brill was mentioned.

What does folks think of them for history, specifically history of science?

[santommaso]

Brill is an excellent press in medieval and renaissance intellectual history.

The books cost a fortune, so I suspect libraries are the target audience for most books. They publish very few paperbacks. In fact, I don't think I have come across a paperback by Brill in many years.

[sinenomine]

I'm working with Brill on a project right now, and the experience has been great.  They communicate really promptly and use Web-based technologies to send out proof and updates (at least in this specific case).  I do agree, though -- their books are really pricey!