Bernard van Noordwijk & Jan Storm van Leeuwen - Sloten en beslag op kerkboeken [in: De Boekenwereld Jrg. 21 Nr. 2]

Bernard van Noordwijk & Jan Storm van Leeuwen - Sloten en beslag op kerkboeken [in: De Boekenwereld Jrg. 21 Nr. 2] - Nijmegen - Uitgeverij Vantilt - december 2004 - 1st edition - [72] pp - Stapled wrappers - 17,5 x 24,5 cm. - Design: Martien Frijns.

Condition: Excellent.

Book magazine edited by i.a. Lisa Kuitert and Piet Verkruijsse. Illustrated with black and white photos and reproductions. On the cover: a Bible with silver fittings (Van Noordwijk collection).

This issue includes Lesley Monfil's 'Een dominee en zijn 'duivelse' boek' about the first edition of 'De betoverde weereld' by Balthasar Bekker (1634-1698).

¶ On p. 73-82 the article about (the origin and symbolism of) silver decorative work on Bibles, hymnals and psalm books from the Netherlands from the beginning of the 17th to the end of the 19th century. With list of literature. Bernard van Noordwijk (1934-) collected and researched religious books containing precious metals for many years. His collection is kept in the University Library of the VU (Amsterdam).