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

• Superior document: Library of the written word ; Volume 81
• VerfasserIn: Sluis, Jacob van, 1953-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Library of the written word ; Volume 81.; Library of the written word. Handpress world ; Volume 62.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

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.

Table of 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.