Stumpel bookseller in Hoorn, circa 1910
Stumpel bookseller in Hoorn, circa 1910
P. Meijer Warnars' bookshop in Amsterdam, painted 1820 by Johannes Jelgerhuis[1]
P. Meijer Warnars' bookshop in Amsterdam, painted 1820 by Johannes Jelgerhuis[1]

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]

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

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, vol. 265, no. 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.
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