Book History @ KBR
An afternoon of lectures on book history
10 experts, 7 lectures, 1 shared passion
What happens behind the walls of the national library? What have our researchers been working on and which historical treasures are kept in the closed stacks?
10 passionate experts—both from KBR and other institutions—will present their research. They have one thing in common: they conduct research on books from the KBR collections.
Let yourself be drawn into a series of fascinating stories from the history of the book: from medieval manuscripts in three columns and manuscript fragments to Renaissance military music and Brussels printing families. Discover how images were collected by the Bollandists for the Acta Sanctorum, delve into the library of Johannes Müller, and be inspired by artists’ books and unique bindings from the 19th and 20th centuries in the Jules Jadot collection (1873–1954). The lectures will be given in Dutch, French, and English.
Programme
| 13:00 | Grote boeken, grote verbanden: middeleeuwse handschriften in drie kolommen uit KBR | Bram Caers (Universiteit Leiden) |
| 13:30 | Les trésors cachés de KBR : autour des fragments de manuscrits et de leur apport pour l’histoire du livre | Nicolas Michel (UNamur / KBR) |
| 14:00 | Renaissance Military Music and the Book | Deanna Pellerano (KU Leuven) |
| 14:30 | Pauze | |
| 15:00 | Boekgeschiedenis en genealogie. De Brusselse drukkersfamilies Foppens en Stryckwant ontrafeld | Steven Van Impe (Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience) |
| 15:30 | Du dessin à l’imprimé: la collecte d’images par les Bollandistes pour leurs Acta Sanctorum (XVIIe-XVIIIe s.) | Laure Axensalva (UCLouvain), François De Vriendt (Société des Bollandistes) & Farah Mercier (UCLouvain) |
| 16:00 | Pauze | |
| 16:30 | De bibliotheek van Johannes Müller, een moeizame verwerving door de Belgische staat (1860-1862) | Jan Pauwels (KBR) |
| 17:00 | Le Jardin secret d’un chevalier d’industrie : les livres d’artistes et les reliures d’art du legs de Jules Jadot (1873 – 1954) | Laurence Meunier & Wim De Vos (KBR) |
Practical information
Free event, but registration is required: zeo@xoe.or