Heritage Management in Monastery and Seminary Libraries in the Netherlands
The closing of monasteries resulted also always in the closing of monastery libraries. This happened in the Netherlands during the Iconoclastic Fury (‘Beeldenstorm’) mostly in a heavy-handed way resulting in destroying and confiscation of books and manuscripts. From the middle of the 19th century, m...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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| In: |
Theological libraries and library associations in Europe
Year: 2022, Pages: 203–227 |
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| Summary: | The closing of monasteries resulted also always in the closing of monastery libraries. This happened in the Netherlands during the Iconoclastic Fury (‘Beeldenstorm’) mostly in a heavy-handed way resulting in destroying and confiscation of books and manuscripts. From the middle of the 19th century, monastic life took off. Every monastery and especially the houses of studies were equipped with rich collections. After the Second Vatican Council, the decline in the number of religious men and women started. This meant the gradual closure of monasteries and monastic libraries. Libraries were given new uses by sale or donation. Complete takeover was rarely possible. Often the book collections were deselected, which did not always prevent painful decisions to dispose of them. |
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| ISBN: | 9789004523197 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theological libraries and library associations in Europe
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004523197_010 |
