“…Last, but not least, the way mathematics is made public and circulates has been proved to be both a serious constraint on its form and an essential factor in its transmission; the organization of correspondence among mathematicians (indeed the mere form of a mathematical letter), the creation of mathematical research journals in the nineteenth century and their different organisation through time, the advent of academies, seminars and conferences, teaching programs and textbooks, for instance, have all been scrutinised ( (Peiffer, 1998;Rowe, 2004;Schubring, 1985;1985b;Ausejo and Hormigón, 1993;Verdier, 2009;Gérini, 2002;Remmert and Schneider, 2010)). The last two aspects could also be considered as links between mathematical developments and general cultural issues, but here the emphasis is on the combination of these components inside mathematical texts themselves.…”