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The library of Franeker University in context, 1585-1843 / by Jacob van Sluis.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Sluis, Jacob van, 1953- author.
Contributor:
Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Series:
Library of the written word ; 1874-4834 81.
Library of the written word. Handpress world ; 62.
Library of the written word, 1874-4834 ; volume 81
The handpress world ; volume 62
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Universiteit van Friesland. Bibliotheek--History.
Universiteit van Friesland.
Universiteit van Friesland. Bibliotheek--Catalogs.
Universiteit van Friesland--History.
Athenaeum te Franeker (Netherlands)--History.
Athenaeum te Franeker (Netherlands).
Academic libraries--Netherlands--Franeker--History.
Academic libraries.
Academic libraries--Europe--History.
Universiteit van Friesland. Bibliotheek.
Catalogs.
Europe.
Netherlands--Franeker.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
xix, 338 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Place of Publication:
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
Summary:
"From 1585 to 1843, the Dutch town Franeker housed the University of Franeker. It had its peak in the seventeenth century and attracted students from Protestant countries throughout Europe. A library was founded right from the start and its collection has been preserved almost entirely. Eleven catalogues were printed in the course of its existence, and as a result the development of the collection can be examined chronologically. The Library of Franeker University in Context, 1585-1843 discusses the relationship with education at Franeker University in detail, and makes a comparison with other similar libraries"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Part 1. The context
Franeker University, a short history
The four faculties
Modus operandi
The emergence of public libraries around 1600
A grand tour along the new libraries
Part 2. The Franeker Library
Building a library
Curator Saeckma as supervisor
A breakthrough towards modernity
The second half of the seventeenth century
Visitors and testimonies
The 1713 catalogue as a landmark halfway
The changing landscape, 1713-1811
The Athenaeum Years, 1815-1843 and afterwards
Conclusion: The value of the library
Appendix A: The Franeker professors
Appendix B: The Franeker librarians
Appendix C: An overview of the Franeker University Library.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Online version: Sluis, Jacob van, 1953- Library of Franeker University in context, 1585-1843
ISBN:
9789004352254
9004352252
OCLC:
1139920364

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