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The Library of Leufstabruk: An Eighteenth Century Portal of Cultural Transfer Between Sweden and the Dutch Republic
- Source :
- Quaerendo. 49:332-367
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Brill, 2019.
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Abstract
- The library of Leufstabruk is an eighteenth century private library in Sweden that was built up by industrialist and entomologist Charles De Geer (1720-1778). Approximately 1500 contemporary titles from the library were purchased by mail-order from the booksellers Samuel (II) and Johannes Luchtmans in Leiden. Leufstabruk was, however, not only a place where Enlightenment literature was brought in, but also a centre of knowledge production. In this article, I will explore Leufstabruk as a portal for cultural transfer between Sweden and the Dutch Republic, and consider how this collection may serve as a frame to rethink the emergence of Sweden as a centre of knowledge creation in the eighteenth century
- Subjects :
- History
Art history
Library and Information Sciences
History of the book
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Details
- ISSN :
- 15700690
- Volume :
- 49
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Quaerendo
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........4f0bf718b3fb1af55a9155eb7c659d12