Title
Title page of the Nomenclator, the oldest catalogue of the Leiden University Library, 1595
Creator
Bertius, Petrus (auteur/author), Raphelengius, Franciscus (uitgever/publisher)
Year
1595
Type
titelblad, title page
Measurements
afmetingen onbekend
Related term
bibliotheekcatalogi, collecties, titelpagina's
Period
16e eeuw
Classification
J: Bibliotheken en instellingen
Content
Title page of the first printed catalogue of the Leiden University Library. Institutional libraries were greatly dependent on donors for the purchase of books. A library catalogue such as this was at the same time a means of encouraging potential donors to hand over books or money to the library.
Original
Bertius, Petrus. - Nomenclator avtorvm omnivm, quorum libri vel manuscripti, vel typis expressi exstant in Bibliotheca Academiæ Lvgdvno-Batavæ : cum epistola de ordine eius atque vsu [...]. - Leiden: Franciscus Raphelengius, 1595, titelpagina
@description
Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
@reproduction
Leiden Universiteitsbibliotheek