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Museum Meermanno / Bibliotheek

Museum Meermanno / Library

Size Museum Meermanno: 23,000 titles (including periodicals) and 340 manuscripts; Museum of the Book: 25,000 books, 140 current and 140 discontinued periodicals
Character and emphasis The Museum Meermanno (formerly Museum Meermanno--Westreenianum) came into being when W.J.H. baron van Westreenen van Tiellandt (1783-1848) left his house and his important collection to the state. This collection, incorporating that of his kinsman Johan Meerman (1753-1815), consists of classical antiquities and ancient manuscripts, incunabula and early imprints. The museum, opened to the public in 1852, has since developed into the national museum of the history and the art of the book. It consists of two sections, the collection Van Westreenen and the collection of the Museum van het Boek (established in 1960). A research library provides secondary literature reflecting these interests, including books on the history of the book and the book-trade, private presses, book production, history of script and calligraphy, early typography, graphic design, paper, bookdesign and bindings.

Special collections

• Van Westreenen Collection: 340 (illuminated) manuscripts, 1,500 incunabula, and early imprints, often in costly bindings
• Jhr dr R.M. Radermacher Schorer Collection (bibliophile editions)
• Editions printed by and literature on private presses
• Artists' books
• Ex-libris

Catalogues

• Automated catalogue of the holdings of the Museum van het Boek
• Alpabetical card catalogues of the Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum
• Printed catalogues of the manuscripts, the incunabula and the early imprints in the Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum (see below)
• The Meermanno-Westreenianum Collection (books until 1850) is included in the NCC

• Catalogus van de incunabelen van het Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum. 2 vols. 's-Gravenhage 1911-1920
• A.J. de Mare. Catalogus van de gedrukte werken, Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum. 3 vols. 's-Gravenhage 1937-1940
• Petrus Cornelis Boeren. Catalogus van de handschriften van het Rijksmuseum Meermanno-Westreenianum. 's-Gravenhage 1979