IMC 2012: Sessions
Session 1127: The Old Library of the Convent of Soeterbeeck: The Long-Term History of a Book Collection
Wednesday 11 July 2012, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Radboud University Nijmegen |
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| Organiser: | Johan Oosterman, Afdeling Nederlandse Taal en Cultuur, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen |
| Moderator/Chair: | Diana Denissen, Afdeling Nederlandse Taal en Cultuur, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen |
| Paper 1127-a | An Archaeology of a Collection: Stratification and Meanings in Books from the Former Old Library of Soeterbeeck (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Monasticism, Religious Life |
| Paper 1127-b | Renovatum ab A. Beckers Rectore: Studying the Liturgical Renovation of a Monastic Book Collection (Language: English) Index terms: Liturgy, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Monasticism |
| Paper 1127-c | The Significance of User's Notes: Johanna Cappeval and Her Books (Language: English) Index terms: Manuscripts and Palaeography, Religious Life, Women's Studies |
| Abstract | The old library of the convent of Soeterbeeck (the Netherlands) consists of manuscripts and printed books dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Whereas the study of libraries usually focusses on their medieval core, this collection provides us with a unique opportunity to study its books' long-term history by means of their numerous traces of use, alteration, loss, and restoration. These reveal the way the sisters dealt with their books during the convent's long and eventful history, both communally and individually. Research into the Soeterbeeck Collection will provide new insights into monastic book collections and their central role in the regulated life of religious communities. |