1. Four Centuries of Russian-Dutch Relations in the
National Library of the Netherlands
Melinda Kónya, October 2013
Russian-Dutch Relations
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2. Russian-Dutch Relations
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Medieval illuminated manuscripts
• Circa 1100 medieval manuscripts,
about 400 of them richly illuminated
• Extensive collection of Middle Dutch
manuscripts

3. Russian-Dutch Relations
Valerius Maximus, Facta et dicta memorabilia
(France, c. 1470):
Simon de Hesdin presents his translation to Charles V
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4. Russian-Dutch Relations
Plutarch, Vita
Scipionis
(France, c. 1510)
Scipio and
Hasdrubal
before Syphax,
King of the
Numidians
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5. Russian-Dutch Relations
Modern manuscript collection
• 5.000 manuscripts,
including 770 alba amicorum
• 130.000 letters
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6. Russian-Dutch Relations
Frans Hals,
Marriage
portrait of Isaac
Massa and
Beatrix van der
Laen
1622
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7. Russian-Dutch Relations
Album amicorum Isaac Massa, 1616-1632
Michael I Fjodorovitsj Romanov on his throne
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8. Russian-Dutch Relations
Album
amicorum Isaac
Massa, 16161632
Moscow city
plan of 1618
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9. Russian-Dutch Relations
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Drawing by Tsar Peter, 1697, explaining the battle and siege
of Azov of 1696 to the Secretary of Haarlem, Johan Steyn

10. Russian-Dutch Relations
Autograph of Tsar Peter
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C. A. Geisweit
van der Netten
(1771-1847),
Recollections of
the Campaign of
1812, captivity
and journey in
Russia and
Poland in 18131814
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12. Russian-Dutch Relations
C. A. Geisweit van der Netten, Moscow
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C.A. Geisweit
van der Netten,
Russian
traditional
costumes
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Early printed books until 1801
• 160.000 early printed books
• incunabula, occasional verse,
songbooks, atlases, pamphlets,
illustrated books
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15. Russian-Dutch Relations
Cornelis de Bruijn
(c. 1652-1727),
Journeys by way of
Muscovy, through
Persia and India
Amsterdam, 1711
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16. Russian-Dutch Relations
Portrait of
Cornelis de Bruijn
(c. 1652-1727)
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17. Russian-Dutch Relations
Castle of Moscow
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18. Russian-Dutch Relations
Cornelis de Bruijn,
A Russian woman
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The Old Testament:
published
on behalf of
His Majesty Tsar
Peter The First,
Emperor of Russia
(Amsterdam, 1721)
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20. Russian-Dutch Relations
The Old Testament
Half empty pages,
the Russian
translation has
not been printed
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21. Russian-Dutch Relations
Albertus Seba
(1665-1736),
Locupletissimi rerum
naturalium thesauri
accurata descriptio
(Amsterdam,
1734-1765)
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Portrait of
Albertus Seba
(1665-1736)
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Albertus Seba,
Illustration from
his famous cabinet
of curiosities
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24. Russian-Dutch Relations
Chess and draughts collection
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27.481 chess books
2.666 chess magazines
3.893 draughts books
710 draughts magazines
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The first Russian book about chess compositions of Schoumoff
(St. Petersburg, 1867)

27. Russian-Dutch Relations
Poster of Spartakiade,
Kiev, 1965
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Bibliophile and special editions
• Bibliophile and private press editions
• Artists’ books
• Limited editions

29. Russian-Dutch Relations
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Tristan Tzara, Le fruit permis, illustrated by Sonia Delaunay
(Paris, 1956)

30. Russian-Dutch Relations
Tristan Tsara,
Sonia Delaunay,
Le fruit permis
‘pochoir technique’
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31. Russian-Dutch Relations
Children’s books
• 188.000 titles
• 495 Russian children’s books
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32. Russian-Dutch Relations
Russian children’s
picture books
(The Hague, c. 1928)
The golden leaves
The happy storm
Animals in the winter
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Russian children’s
picture books
Animals in the winter
The golden leaves
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The golden leaves
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Animals in the winter
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36. Russian-Dutch Relations
Nienke van Hichtum,
Russian fairy tales,
illustrated by
Rie Cramer
(The Hague, 1975)
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37. Russian-Dutch Relations
Nienke van Hichtum,
Russian fairy tales,
illustrated by
Rie Cramer
(The Hague, 1975)
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The Netherlands deposit collection
• Established in 1974
• Printed and digital publications of the
Netherlands

39. Russian-Dutch Relations
Cees Willemsen Collection: dedication copies
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40. Russian-Dutch Relations
Cees Willemsen Collection: translations
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41. Russian-Dutch Relations
Vladimir Sorokin, The queue (Ochered)
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42. Russian-Dutch Relations
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