Sole Survivors in the Fagel Collection
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...
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Fellowship at Trinity Long Room Hub
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...
First results from the project ‘The Library of Leufstabruk’
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
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
The correspondence of Harald Appelboom and Carl Gustaf Wrangel at the National Archives in Stockholm is an extremely rich source for historians researching the ...
Nordiskt slotts- och herrgårdssymposium 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...
World Book Capital: Whose party is this anyway?
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
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 ...
Another book from the library of Huygens identified in Sweden
Just weeks after a book from the library of Constantijn Huygens was found in the library of Leufsta, another copy turns up in Sweden. This time in the collectio...