Books in the Netherlands

As of 2018, Wolters Kluwer ranks as the Dutch biggest publisher of books in terms of revenue.[2][3][4] Other notable Dutch houses include Brill (est. 1683) and Elsevier (est. 1880).[5]

Stumpel bookseller in Hoorn, circa 1910

P. Meijer Warnars' bookshop in Amsterdam, painted 1820 by Johannes Jelgerhuis[1]

History

See also: Global spread of the printing press § Netherlands

Printed books first appeared in the 1470s in places such as Delft, Deventer, Gouda, Nijmegen, Utrecht, Zwolle, and in the 1480s in places such as Haarlem, Leiden, and 's-Hertogenbosch.[6][7]

Among Dutch bestsellers are titles such as the 17th century "Lusthof des Gemoets" by Jan Philipsz Schabaelje.[8][9]

The Stichting Drukwerk in de Marge formed in 1975, and organizes an annual Boekkunstbeurs (book fair).[10] Bibliophiles in 1991 organized the Nederlands Genootschap van Bibliofielen.[11]

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization named Amsterdam the 2008 World Book Capital.

Collections

See also: List of libraries in the Netherlands

The Leiden University Library began in 1575, and the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (royal library) in The Hague in 1798. Since 1919, the Nederlandse Centrale Catalogus lists titles in Dutch libraries.

See also

• National Library of the Netherlands
• Media of the Netherlands
• Dutch-language literature
• Digital Library for Dutch Literature

References

1. Alphabetische naamlijst van boeken (in Dutch), Gebroeders van Cleef, 1832, Welke sedert het jaar 1790...1831, in Noord-Nederland zijn uitgekomen
2. "The World's 54 Largest Publishers, 2018", Publishers Weekly, US, 265 (38), 14 September 2018
3. "World's 54 Largest Publishers, 2017", Publishers Weekly, US, 25 August 2017
4. "World's 52 Largest Book Publishers, 2016", Publishers Weekly, US, 26 August 2016
5. Euromedia Research Group; Mary Kelly; et al., eds. (2004). "Netherlands: Book Publishing". Media in Europe (3rd ed.). Sage Publications. ISBN 978-0-7619-4132-3.
6. Proctor 1898.
7. "(Place:NL)", Incunabula Short Title Catalogue: the International Database of 15th-century European Printing, UK: British Library, retrieved 9 December 2017 (Bibliography of editions published in the Netherlands; also browsable by town)
8. Piet Visser (2009), "De "Lusthof des gemoets" van Jan Philipsz Schabaelje: het populairste Nederlandse boek uit de Gouden Eeuw", in Jan Bos; Erik Geleijns (eds.), Boekenwijsheid: drie eeuwen kennis en cultuur in 30 bijzondere boeken (in Dutch), ISBN 9789057306259
9. "Jan Philipsz Schabaelje, 1585?-1656". WorldCat. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
10. "Over ons". Drukwerkindemarge.org (in Dutch). Drukwerk in de Marge. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
11. "Over het Genootschap". Bibliofielen.nl (in Dutch). Nederlands Genootschap van Bibliofielen. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• G.W. Porter; G.K. Fortescue, eds. (1889). "Bibliographies of Countries: Netherlands". List of Bibliographical Works in the Reading Room of the British Museum (2nd ed.). London. OCLC 3816244 – via Internet Archive.
• Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Holland". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. pp. 652+. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450632. OCLC 6438080 – via HathiTrust.
• Gerard van Thienen; John Goldfinch, eds. (1999). Incunabula Printed in the Low Countries: A Census. Bibliotheca Bibliographica Neerlandica. Brill. ISBN 9789060044520.
• Lotte Hellinga; et al., eds. (2001). Bookshop of the World: The Role of the Low Countries in the Book-Trade, 1473-1941. Brill. OCLC 50123419.
• Marieke T G E van Delft; Clemens de Wolf, eds. (2003). Bibliopolis: History of the printed book in the Netherlands. ISBN 9040088381.
• Andrew Pettegree; Malcolm Walsby, eds. (2011). Netherlandish Books: Books Published in the Low Countries and Dutch Books Printed Abroad before 1601. Brill. ISBN 9789004191976.
• Paul Hoftijzer (2013). "The Low Countries". In Michael F. Suarez; H. R. Woudhuysen (eds.). The Book: A Global History. Oxford University Press. pp. 349+. ISBN 978-0-19-967941-6.
• Paul G. Hoftijzer (2015), "The Dutch Republic, Centre of the European Book Trade in the 17th Century", European History Online, Leibniz Institute of European History
• Rémi Mathis; Marie-Alice Mathis (2015). "Books in Foreign Languages: Publishing in the Netherlands, 1500–1800". In Richard Kirwan; Sophie Mullins (eds.). Specialist Markets in the Early Modern Book World. Brill. ISBN 9789004288102.

in Dutch

• Nieuwsblad voor de boekhandel [Newspaper for the book trade] (in Dutch), 1834–1980, ISSN 0028-9965
• "De Boekenwereld: tijdschrift voor boek en prent" [Book World], De Boekenwereld (in Dutch), ISSN 0168-8391 1984-
• Boekenpost: tijdschrift voor de liefhebber van boeken, strips en boekencuriosa [Book Post: magazine for the lover of books] (in Dutch), ISSN 0928-4230 1992-
• Jaarboek voor Nederlandse Boekgeschiedenis [Yearbook for Dutch Book History] (in Dutch), Nederlandse Boekhistorische Vereniging, ISSN 1381-0065 1994-
• Piet J. Buijnsters (2010). Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse bibliofilie. Boek- en prentverzamelaars 1750-2010 [History of the Dutch bibliophile: book and print collectors] (in Dutch). Nijmegen. ISBN 9789460040436.
• Erica van Boven (2015). Bestsellers in Nederland, 1900-2015 (in Dutch). Antwerp: Garant. ISBN 978-90-441-3288-5.

External links

• "Bibliopolis.nl" (in Dutch). Koninklijke Bibliotheek. (About history of the printed book in the Netherlands). Index
• "(su:Book industries and trade -- Netherlands)". WorldCat. US: OCLC. (Bibliography)
• "Nederlandse Boekhistorische Vereniging" [Dutch Book Historical Society] (in English and Dutch).
• "Belgisch-Nederlands Boekbandengenootschap" (in Dutch).
• Depot van Nederlandse Publicaties (voluntary national deposit)
• Paul Hoftijzer (ed.). "Boeken en lezen". Rijksmuseum.nl. Rijksstudio. (Assorted artworks depicting people with books)
• "Dutch Printed Collections, 1501-1850". Help for Researchers. UK: British Library.