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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.

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Title
 Hugo de Groot exhibition in the reception hall of the City council at The Hague, 1925

Year
 1925

Type
 foto, photograph

Related term
 tentoonstellingen (boeken-), druk, vertalingen

Period
 20e eeuw

Classification
 G: Boekhandel en uitgeverij

Content
 More than 80 editions have appeared of "De jure belli ac pacis", the book by Hugo de Groot which first appeared in 1625. In this showcase at the exhibition from June 13 to July 5 1925, all the Latin, Dutch, English, French and other editions are grouped around the first edition.

@description
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Den Haag, Gemeentearchief