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A brief history of Dutch research in the Fagel collection

Posted on 20/03/2019

Trinity College Library has been visited by Dutch scholars for a century. What did they find in the Fagel collection and how can we build on that?

Sole Survivors in the Fagel Collection

Posted on 27/02/2019

The eyes of the bibliographer, the curator and the researcher all start to shine a little when you speak of ‘sole survivors’, that is, printed books...

Fellowship at Trinity Long Room Hub

Posted on 19/02/2019

For the next two months I am highly privileged to work as a research fellow at the Trinity Long Room Hub in Dublin. During this time I will research specific pa...

Leufstabruk Herrgård

First results from the project ‘The Library of Leufstabruk’

Posted on 13/10/2018

Autumn has arrived at Leufstabruk. That means a colorful scenery, winds from the north and a library that becomes to cold to work in. In May I wrote about my Fi...

The much-debated life of Paulus Wirtz in a curious binding

Posted on 01/10/2018

A remarkable copy of the 17th century biography ‘t Leven en bedryf van d’heer Paulus Wirtz is present at Uppsala University Library. It has elaborat...

The correspondence of Harald Appelboom and Carl Gustaf Wrangel

Posted on 03/09/2018

The correspondence of Harald Appelboom and Carl Gustaf Wrangel at the National Archives in Stockholm is an extremely rich source for historians researching the ...

Library at Löfstad Slott

Nordiskt slotts- och herrgårdssymposium 2018

Posted on 22/08/2018

Working in an 18th century library at an estate comes with its privileges. Last week we presented the project ‘The library at Leufstabruk’ at the No...

Evi Charitoudi in Athens

World Book Capital: Whose party is this anyway?

Posted on 02/08/2018

Athens has been World Book Capital for just over three months. After the grand opening at the Acropolis Museum on April 23 you might think, or hope, that book e...

Material evidence of a donation to Uppsala University in 1722

Posted on 24/06/2018

A report in the Amsterdamsche Courant of 5 November 1722 mentions a donation of books by the English Lord Carteret to the Academy of Uppsala. The question that ...

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