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Membro: Steven_VI

ColecçõesA sua biblioteca (900), Berlioz (52), Em leitura (5), Lidos mas não possuídos (4), Todas as colecções (900)

Resenhas16 resenhas

EtiquetasHistory of the book (137), Children's literature (110), Dutch literature (106), History (94), English literature (66), 1001 books (47), Biography (47), Art (47), Reference (43), Classical music (41) — ver todas as etiquetas

Nuvensnuvem de etiquetas, nuvem de autores

GruposAncient and Medieval Manuscripts, Ask LibraryThing, Belgium, Biblical History, Book Collectors, Book History / Histoire du Livre, Book Listers UNITE!, Bookcases: If You Build/Buy Them, They Will Fill, Books in Books, Books on Books — mostrar todos os grupos , Famous voluminous novels, Fans of Russian authors, Geeks who love the Classics, History of the Book, History Readers: Clio's (Pleasure?) Palace, Librarians who LibraryThing, Library History, Nederlandstalige lezers, Nederlandstalige schrijvers, Rare, Old or Offbeat, The City and the Book, What did YOU buy today?

Autores favoritosPaul Auster, Hector Berlioz, Albert Camus, Louis Couperus, Gerrit Komrij, Terry Pratchett, William Shakespeare, Leo Tolstoy (Favoritos partilhados)

Livrarias favoritasDe Groene Waterman

Bibliotecas favoritasErfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Koninklijke Bibliotheek - Nationale bibliotheek van Nederland, Museum Plantin-Moretus/Prentenkabinet, Plantin-Moretus Museum Main Library

Sobre mimI'm a history and literature buff, so most of my reading is in that direction. I mostly read (older) classics, though I also like some modern novelists. To me books reflect (an aspect of) society: this is very obvious in one of my all-time favourites, War and Peace, but also in the wonderful Discworld series by Terry Pratchett (a true heir to Jonathan Swift).

I graduated as a historian (middle ages) and followed up with a master in Library and Information Science. I now work in the historical City Library of Antwerp (Belgium) where I am responsible for the old books, books that were printed before 1830. For a booklover, it is the best job in the world. I am also a book historian, publishing academic articles now and then about the history of the book in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Sobre a minha bibliotecaMy library is too large for my appartment and is spread out over various rooms. Books are sometimes put in double lines on the shelves. Boxes and piles are everywhere. I really need to move to a bigger place with a proper library room. Or maybe to a library with living quarters.

I acquire books mostly on a 'it's-so-cheap!'-basis, meaning I have a lot of second-hand books, ex-library copies, old books, and a lot of softcover pocket books.

As to the contents, it's rather varied. A lot of it is literature, mostly classic novels. There's a lot on history in general and history of the book. I have some art books with fancy pictures, and a few bibliophile / private press editions. There's some poetry. There' are some trashy novels too. Most of my books are in Dutch but there are a lot in English too, some in French and German, one or two in Latin.

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LocalizaçãoAntwerp, Belgium

Endereço de correio electrónicosvanimpegmail.com

Tipo de contapública, vitalícia

Novidades das LigaçõesNovidades das Ligações

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Conhecimento ComumSéries (49), Prémios (133), Personagens (1441), Lugares (271)

Membro desdeSep 26, 2007

Em leituraCorrespondance générale, I : 1803 - 1832 por Hector Berlioz
De langverwachte por Abdelkader Benali
Selected Works of Virginia Woolf por Virginia Woolf
Boekenwijsheid. Drie eeuwen kennis en cultuur in 30 bijzondere boeken por Jan Bos
Galileo's Instruments of Credit: Telescopes, Images, Secrecy por Mario Biagioli