Looted Libraries, Looted Books: The Swedish Case - Couverture souple

Sjökvist, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9004715665 ISBN 13 : 9789004715660

Editeur : Brill, 2024

Synopsis

Supported by the legal ideas of Hugo Grotius, the Swedish armies exploited opportunities to seize books as spoils of war from conquered enemies to an unparalleled degree in the seventeenth century. They took books from countries such as today's Latvia, Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic and Denmark, distributing the goods to recently founded institutions and private manors in their native country. In Looted Libraries, Looted Books - The Swedish Case, Peter Sjökvist gives a summarizing overview of these plunders: from which regions and owners full libraries or selected books were taken during the conflicts, where they subsequently tended to end up when arriving in Sweden, and how they have been received and curated over the years. It is argued that it can be questioned whether large portions of the spoils have served any proper user needs in their new contexts.

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À propos de l'auteur

Peter Sjökvist, Ph.D. (1974, Uppsala University) is Rare Books Librarian and Associate Professor of Latin at Uppsala University. His publications include several articles on books looted by Sweden in the early modern period.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brill
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9004715665
• ISBN 13: 9789004715660
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 112
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible