Hans Kienhorst | Ad Poirters | Eefje Roodenburg Book collections as archaeological sites

a study of interconnectedness and meaning in the historical library of the canonesses regular of Soeterbeeck

In 1997 the canonesses regular of Soeterbeeck moved from their convent in Deursen (the Netherlands) to a nursing home in Nuland. They left behind an old library of considerable size and historical significance that is now the core of the Soeterbeeck Collection at Nijmegen University Library. It is a suitable starting point for telling the story of the historical library of a women's convent with roots in the Modern Devotion, from the community's humble beginnings in 1448 to the present day. This...

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Engels | 702 pagina's | Brepols, Turnhout | 2023

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