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Collecting Knowledge in East and West
Studies in Honour of Arnoud Vrolijk
Series: - The History of Oriental Studies, Volume: 18
This is a festschrift in honour of Arnoud Vrolijk, the emeritus curator of Oriental manuscripts and rare books at Leiden University Libraries. His title of Interpres Legati Warneriani refers to the role of keeper of the manuscripts bequeathed to the Library of the University of Leiden by Levinus Warner in 1665. The eighteen articles, ranging from book history to manuscript studies, philology and oriental art, reflect Vrolijk's many interests and activities. Each of the contributions touches upon at least one of the fields Arnoud is interested in, has worked on, or both. All articles also deal with the collection of knowledge, and how it has been brought together, been preserved, and has been â and is being â disseminated in East and West.
Kasper van Ommen, Ph.D. (2020), Leiden University Libraries, is curator of Western printed rare books and coordinator of the Scaliger Institute. He publishes regularly on the collections and history of Leiden University Libraries, including All my books in foreign tongues. The Oriental bequest of Joseph Scaliger and the University Library of Leiden (Brill, 2025).
Maurits van den Boogert, Ph.D. (2001), has published on Ottoman history, in particular the Ottomans' relations with Western Europe in the early modern period, and the history of Oriental studies in the West. He works for De Gruyter Brill.
Maurits van den Boogert, Ph.D. (2001), has published on Ottoman history, in particular the Ottomans' relations with Western Europe in the early modern period, and the history of Oriental studies in the West. He works for De Gruyter Brill.
Preface
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Part 1 Print Culture
1 Early Stereotype Printing in Leiden
âPaul Hoftijzer
2 âFor Leyden, All Hope Is Lostâ
âThe Oriental Books of the Court of Holland
âKasper van Ommen
Part 2 Manuscripts
3 Fuat Sezginâs Identification of an Anonymous Manuscript on the Astrolabe in the Library of the University of Leiden
âJan P. Hogendijk
4 Manuscripts Matter
âPetra M. Sijpesteijn
5 âDioscorides Made a Picture of itâ: What Did a Beaver Look Like?
âRemke Kruk
6 The Astronomical Treatise (Isl. Ms. 811) in the University of Michigan Library
âAuthorship, Title and Peregrinations
âNico J.G. Kaptein
7 A Qajar Manuscript of MaktabÄ«âs âLaylÄ« and MajnÅ«nâ in the Leiden University Library
âGabrielle van den Berg
Part 3 Scholars and Travelers
8 Johann Michael Wansleben and the Grand Ducal Court of Tuscany
âAlastair Hamilton
9 Words of Wisdom: Goliusâ Entries in Three Alba Amicorum
âMaurits H. van den Boogert
10 The Forgotten Museum Turcico-Diezianum
âHeinrich Friedrich von Diez (1751â1817) as a Collector of Ottoman Coins
âChristoph Rauch
11 Eugen Mittwochâs Trips to the East (1899, 1904, 1907)
âSabine Schmidtke
Part 4 Artefacts and Visual Culture
12 Track-Changes. Aging, Use, Repair, and Conservation Treatments of Arabic Manuscripts in a Research Library
âKarin Scheper
13 Zoomorphic Seals in Islamic Manuscripts â a Marginal Note on a Marginal Tradition
âBoris Liebrenz
14 Trash or Treasure? Ephemera in the Leiden Middle Eastern Special Collections
âBirte Kristiansen
15 Hendrik Dunlopâs Experiences and Business Activities in Qajar Persia
âA Reconstruction Using (Photographic) Sources from the Family Archive and from Dutch Collections
âCorien J.M. Vuurman
16 Dressing-up, Staging and Documenting
âPortrait Photography from Late-Nineteenth-Century Mecca and Jeddah
âLuitgard Mols
Part 5 Literature
17 Prophet or Statesman?
âJohannes Nomsz and His Historical Novel about Muhammad (1780)
âRichard van Leeuwen
18 Arabic Poetry Set to Modern Arabic Music: Recited, Sung, and Rapped
âAnne van Oostrum
Index of Personal and Geographical Names
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Part 1 Print Culture
1 Early Stereotype Printing in Leiden
âPaul Hoftijzer
2 âFor Leyden, All Hope Is Lostâ
âThe Oriental Books of the Court of Holland
âKasper van Ommen
Part 2 Manuscripts
3 Fuat Sezginâs Identification of an Anonymous Manuscript on the Astrolabe in the Library of the University of Leiden
âJan P. Hogendijk
4 Manuscripts Matter
âPetra M. Sijpesteijn
5 âDioscorides Made a Picture of itâ: What Did a Beaver Look Like?
âRemke Kruk
6 The Astronomical Treatise (Isl. Ms. 811) in the University of Michigan Library
âAuthorship, Title and Peregrinations
âNico J.G. Kaptein
7 A Qajar Manuscript of MaktabÄ«âs âLaylÄ« and MajnÅ«nâ in the Leiden University Library
âGabrielle van den Berg
Part 3 Scholars and Travelers
8 Johann Michael Wansleben and the Grand Ducal Court of Tuscany
âAlastair Hamilton
9 Words of Wisdom: Goliusâ Entries in Three Alba Amicorum
âMaurits H. van den Boogert
10 The Forgotten Museum Turcico-Diezianum
âHeinrich Friedrich von Diez (1751â1817) as a Collector of Ottoman Coins
âChristoph Rauch
11 Eugen Mittwochâs Trips to the East (1899, 1904, 1907)
âSabine Schmidtke
Part 4 Artefacts and Visual Culture
12 Track-Changes. Aging, Use, Repair, and Conservation Treatments of Arabic Manuscripts in a Research Library
âKarin Scheper
13 Zoomorphic Seals in Islamic Manuscripts â a Marginal Note on a Marginal Tradition
âBoris Liebrenz
14 Trash or Treasure? Ephemera in the Leiden Middle Eastern Special Collections
âBirte Kristiansen
15 Hendrik Dunlopâs Experiences and Business Activities in Qajar Persia
âA Reconstruction Using (Photographic) Sources from the Family Archive and from Dutch Collections
âCorien J.M. Vuurman
16 Dressing-up, Staging and Documenting
âPortrait Photography from Late-Nineteenth-Century Mecca and Jeddah
âLuitgard Mols
Part 5 Literature
17 Prophet or Statesman?
âJohannes Nomsz and His Historical Novel about Muhammad (1780)
âRichard van Leeuwen
18 Arabic Poetry Set to Modern Arabic Music: Recited, Sung, and Rapped
âAnne van Oostrum
Index of Personal and Geographical Names
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