Weesp Collection
Owner Id00023008
TypeCorporate body
Biographical dates - Period of existence1400 - 1847
Other InformationThe Weesp collection contains manuscripts, incunables and early printed books from the monasteries of St. John and St. Mary and the Great or St. Laurens Church.
With the Reformation, the books of the monasteries of St. John and St. Mary were transferred to the Great or St. Laurens Church in Weesp. The books are not mentioned until a meeting of the churchwardens on 15th february 1645 concerning the decision to sell some of the books. Most likely some books were sold; eleven manuscripts were later found outside Weesp. On 12th december 1646 the remaining books were stored in the St. Laurens Church. Here the books were rediscovered in 1837 by F.H.G. Iterson, the minister. The collection was donated from the Churchwardens of Weesp to the KB in 1847, through mediation of F.H.G. Iterson. See Collectors and collections: Koninklijke Bibliotheek 1798-1998, Amsterdam 1998, p. 211; Monasticon Batavum I, 1941, p. 199-200, 1 .
The provenace of some incunables of the Weesp Collection can be traced back to one of the monastries because of the presence of inscriptions.
Variant NamesCollectie Weesp
Weesp Collectie
Other IdentifierVlessing, O. 'De Collectie Weesp: een onderzoek naar oorsprong en geschiedenis van een middeleeuws boekenbezit', 1979, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Activity
Start (year)1400
End (year)1847
MARC Area Codee-ne
Profession / Type of InstitutionReligious institution
CharacterisationReligious
Last Edit2018-04-24 14:59:07