The Devotion of Collecting : Dutch Ministers and the Culture of Print in the Seventeenth Century
| The Devotion of Collecting : Dutch Ministers and the Culture of Print in the Seventeenth Century |
| Autore | Strickland Forrest C |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston : , : BRILL, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (293 pages) |
| Disciplina | 027/.1492 |
| Collana | Library of the Written Word |
| Soggetto topico |
Private libraries - Netherlands - History - 17th century
Clergy - Books and reading - Netherlands - History - 17th century Books and reading - Netherlands - History - 17th century Books and reading - Religious aspects - Christianity |
| ISBN | 9789004538191 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations -- Conventions -- Chapter 1 Ministers and Their Books in the Seventeenth-Century Dutch Republic -- 1 The Rise of the Book Auction Catalogue in the Netherlands -- 2 The Dutch Context -- 3 Available with the Booksellers -- 4 Sold at Auction -- Chapter 2 That All May Be Instructed -- 1 Print and Piety -- 2 The Difficulty of the 'Reformed' Republic -- 3 Vainglorious and Irreverent Books -- 4 'I Must Have the New Tidings' -- 5 Printers and the Dissemination of Piety -- 6 The Book and Pen -- 7 Creatures of the Book -- Chapter 3 Buyers of Truth -- 1 Between Opulence and Poverty -- 2 Dusty Attics -- 3 The Home of the Muses -- 4 The Legion of Books -- 5 Learned Men -- 6 Dwelling in Sparta -- Chapter 4 Guardians of the Faith -- 1 The Academy of Academies -- 2 The More Sound Schoolmen -- 3 Our Doctors -- 4 Learning from the Britons -- 5 Trained in Righteousness -- Chapter 5 Learned Servants -- 1 Men of Letters -- 2 The Philosophers -- 3 Roads of the Sun -- 4 Amateur Physicians -- 5 They That Bear Silver -- 6 Reading the Stars -- 7 Learned Servants -- Conclusion: The Ideal Ministerial Library -- 1 Timeless and Timely Libraries -- 2 Ministerial Libraries in a Golden Age -- 3 The Ideal Ministerial Library -- Appendix: Analysed Ministerial Library Catalogues -- Bibliography -- Illustrations -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910985671703321 |
Strickland Forrest C
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| Boston : , : BRILL, , 2023 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pieter de Graeff (1638-1707) and his treffelyke bibliotheek : Exploring and Reconstructing an Early Modern Private Library as a Book Collection and as a Physical Space / / Chiara Piccoli
| Pieter de Graeff (1638-1707) and his treffelyke bibliotheek : Exploring and Reconstructing an Early Modern Private Library as a Book Collection and as a Physical Space / / Chiara Piccoli |
| Autore | Piccoli Chiara |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2025 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (303 pages) |
| Disciplina | 027/.10949209 |
| Collana |
Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2025
Library of the Written Word |
| Soggetto topico | Private libraries - Netherlands - History - 17th century |
| ISBN |
9789004711747
9789004706668 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introducing the Library of Pieter de Graeff: Sources for an Attempt at Reconstruction -- 1 Book Structure, Content and Sources -- 2 Unravelling the Threads: Pieter de Graeff, His Life and Family -- 1 A Rapid Ascent Interrupted by the Rampjaar (Disaster Year) -- 2 “Myne seer geliefde en waerde Huysvrouw”: Glimpses of Jacoba Bicker -- 3 A Passion for Numismatics and Genealogical Research -- 4 Snapshots of Everyday Life, Illnesses and Death -- 5 Relatives of Pieter de Graeff: a Family Portrait -- 6 From Generation to Generation: Pieter’s Inherited Assets -- 7 Concluding Remarks -- 3 The VOC Groote Comptoir Almanach as a Primary Source for Pieter’s Book Possession, Circulation and Interests -- 1 1664–1673 -- 2 1674–1684 -- 3 1685–1695 -- 4 1696–1707 -- 5 Tracing Pieter’s Book Possession and Interests from His Almanacs: Final Remarks -- 4 Probate Inventories as Sources for Book Ownership: Pieter’s Houses at Herengracht, Valkenburg, Velsen and Ilpendam -- 1 Herengracht 573 -- 2 Valkenburg -- 3 Velsen -- 4 Ilpenstein -- 5 Book Ownership and Reading Habits: Insights from Probate Inventories -- 5 ‘Zeer veel raare oude en wel geconditioneerde boeken’: Exploring Pieter’s Book Auction Catalogue -- 1 The Books in the Auction Catalogue -- 2 Pieter’s Book Auction Catalogue: Final Thoughts on a Family-Contributed Collection -- 6 Early Modern Private Libraries as Physical Spaces: ‘Reconstructing’ Pieter’s boeken kamer in 3D -- 1 The Interior -- 2 Towards a 3D Reconstruction of the Library’s Interior -- 3 The Storage Capacity of the boeken kamer -- 4 Conclusions -- 7 Epilogue: the Afterlife of Pieter’s Book Collection and Final Remarks -- 1 Biblia Hebraica punctata cum Masora -- 2 The Book Auction Catalogue as a Collector’s Item -- 3 Travelling Through Time and Space with Pieter’s Private Library: Final Thoughts -- Appendix 1: Transcription and English Translation of Pieter de Graeff’s Diplomas in Canon and Civil Law, University of Orléans, 16 Novembre 1660 -- Appendix 2: Overview of the Books in Pieter de Graeff’s Auction Catalogue Divided per Subject, Language, Format, Date and Place of Publication -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Exploring and Reconstructing an Early Modern Private Library as a Book Collection and as a Physical Space |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910996696003321 |
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| Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2025 | ||
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