Book collector from the Netherlands

Today I joined this forum. My name is Rob, I am living in the Netherlands. Since about 20 years I collect antique books printed in Antwerp during the 16th and 17th century and books with reused medieval parchment. My library contains about 350 books now.

For an impression see some of my books: https://www.flickr.com/photos/145142689@N02/albums

I would like to share knowledge here on this forum with collectors from all over the world!

 

Hello Rob, and welcome!

 

Welcome!

 

You're very welcome here, Rob!

Debora

 

Welkom bij het forum Rob. Impressive collection.
And I think we are from the same town. I just bookmarked your page on the church, hope you don't mind. I live pretty close to the current one.

 

Greetings, Rob!

 

Welcome to the forum

 

Welcome!

 

welcome aboard

 

Thank you all for your warm welcome!

 

Next to collecting old paper is 3D visualization another one of my hobby's. I have spend a lot of time a few years ago to build a Virtual Reality tour of Eindhoven. For this project I used Jacob van Deventers map from around 1560.

https://uurl.kbr.be/1043877

Here is a screenshot of the old town hall in the Rechtestraat.

 

Cool! Welcome! This board seems to attract a lot of Dutch folks.

 

That is really nice. Would love to see the finished result.
At that date it would have been the second town hall, right?

I remember the Gothic Revival one, which was pulled down in the 60s. I loved that building, but it is nothing like a 16th century one of course.

The Gothic Revival townhall, as seen from the marketplace, a photo by Martien Coppens:

 

Its getting worse by the minute. Good thing is, you are learning more Dutch.

 

Hi, and welcome -- BTW, I once owned a 17thc edition of "The paradoxal discourses of Franciscus Mercurius Van Helmont concerning the macrocosm and microcosm or the greater and lesser world"

Do you have that one?

 

Hi Looking for more information, can anyone please direct me to the right place,
I was given this biscuit tin yesterday. Huntley and Palmer 1873 travellers biscuit tin , there was only 2 made I believe one is in reading Museum and I ha e the other one
Many thanks

 

Welcome @Shilo , this is the one you need:

https://www.antiquers.com/forums/antique-discussion.8/

And this one has info on uploading photos. Please remember to click on 'full image' when you post.

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/posting-a-thread-and-uploading-pictures.15990/

 

Many thanks

 

Martien Coppens is great . This was the 16th century town hall:

 

Yes he was. My father used to know him, way back when.