Title
Bibliotheca Scheurleeriana, 1757
Creator
Scheurleer Fz, H. (auteur/author), Balen, P.G. van (auteur/author), Creite,? (illustrator), Creite, ? (graveur/engraver)
Year
1757
Type
titelblad, title page
Measurements
15,3 x 9 cm.
Related term
leesbibliotheken
Period
18e eeuw
Classification
J: Bibliotheken en instellingen
Content
In 1750 Hendrik Scheurleer was the first in the Netherlands to start a 'leesbibliotheek', i.e. a (commercial) lending library. The books in his shop in The Hague were not only for sale, but could also be borrowed. His list consisted of scientific works in all sorts of fields, which people who were eager to learn but could not permit themselves the purchase of an expensive book, could borrow. Followers of the Enlightenment, to which Scheurleer belonged, considered wide dissemination of useful knowledge to be of paramount importance.
Original
Scheurleer Fz, H. en Balen, P.G. van. - Naamlyst van een uitmuntende party der beste boeken. - Den Haag, 1757, titelprent
@description
Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
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Amsterdam Universiteitsbibliotheek UvA