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Collectie botanische wandplaten van de Universiteit van Amsterdam
Wall charts, collected and created by the University of Amsterdam in the period 1877-1964, for the instruction in botany. A part consists of German printed series, the other, larger part consists of handmade wall charts, made under the authority of the department of botany. The collection represents the state of science in the indicated period. Several charts show the discovery of mutation and the rediscovery of Mendel's laws by Hugo de Vries and are of worldwide importance. A part is professionally drawn and of great artistic quality. Read more
Bibliotheek van de Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Toonkunst
The Maatschappij tot Bevordering van de Toonkunst, a society for the promotion of music (MBT), established in 1829, founded a music library for everyday use for its members. The Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, an association for the Dutch history of music (VNM) founded in 1868, collected historical music, mainly of Dutch origin. From 1881 to 1955 the historical part of the combined collection was on loan to the University library of Amsterdam. From 1955 up to 2008 the collection was managed by the Stichting Toonkunst-Bibliotheek, a foundation established for that purpose. The total collection consists of about 17.000 books with liturgical music such as psalms and songs, mainly from the 16th century, and books with worldly music. Most of the collection dates from the 18th and 19th centuries. The collection also contains about 10.000 manuscripts, mainly sheet music dating from the 19th century and by Dutch authors. When the society Felix Meritis in Amsterdam was discontinued in 1888, the collection of works of orchestral music, altogether about 600 items, was granted to the MBT. Finally, the collection from the church of Mozes- and Aäron in Amsterdam, was included in the collection of the MBT. It consists of about 900 scores and (orchestral) works of Catholic liturgical music of the 18th and 19th centuries. Together with the music collection of the Netherlands Music Institute, the so-called Toonkunst library is the largest and most important collection in the Netherlands. Read more
Archief van de Boekbinderij J. Giltay en zoon
Records of the bookbinding firm J. Giltay en zoon in Dordrecht. Read more