Jesuit Books in the Dutch Republic and its Generality Lands 1567-1773

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List of Illustrations List of Tables List of Abbreviations Foreword Chapter 1. Bibliographical Introduction Bibliographical work in the Jesuit order Finding copies of the books Printed inventories Digital inventories Fake imprints Missing or problematic dates Publications by ex-Jesuits Structure of the description of a publication Chapter 2. The Jesuits in the Low Countries 1540-1773. Apostles of the Printing Press Books and libraries in documents of the early Society of Jesus Jesuit bibliographies Books and writers in the Low Countries The liquidation of the Jesuit libraries in the Low Countries Chapter 3. Jesuit Books in the Dutch Republic and Its Generality Lands, 1567-1773 The publication of books by the Jesuits themselves Four colleges and their publications The college of Maastricht (1575-1773) The college of 's-Hertogenbosch (1609-1629) The college of Roermond (1611-1773) The college of Breda (1625-1637) The stations and their publications Popular Jesuit spiritual books distributed mainly by Catholic booksellers Jesuit writings translated and published by others Books on foreign countries and cultures Publications by Willem and Joan Blaeu Schoolbooks, editions of classical authors, and historical works The popularity of Baltasar Gracian in the Dutch Republic The counterfeit edition of the primary documents of the Jesuit order in Amsterdam c.1665 45 Publication of books by Athanasius Kircher in Amsterdam Some remarkable other publications Conclusion Bibliography of Jesuit Books in the Dutch Republic and Its Generality Lands, 1567-1773 Indexes Jesuit authors, editors and translators Jesuit authors, editors and translators according to country of birth Non-Jesuit authors, editors and translators Languages used in Dutch Jesuit books Dutch printers in alphabetical order Dutch printers according to places of activity Non-Dutch and fictitious printers Editions of Dutch Jesuit books per decade Libraries with Dutch Jesuit books Appendix. Correspondence on the Publication of Jesuit Books in the Netherlands, 1650-1673 Letter of Louis Elzevier to Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 4 November 1650 Letters of Heinrich Oldenburg to Baruch de Spinoza, London, September-October 1655 Letter of Pierre Le Moyne to Johannes Elzevier, Paris, 1661 Letters of Athanasius Kircher to August, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg Rome, 1664-1666 Letter of Johannes Jansson van Waesberge to Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 29 December 1666 Letter of Athanasius Kircher to an unknown Jesuit in the Low Countries, Rome, 10 June 1673 Bibliography General Index LIST OF TABLES 1. Editions not in Sommervogel 2. Editions for which no copy has been found 3. Jesuit publications by Blaeu with foreign imprints 4. Jesuit publications by Catholic printers with foreign imprints, in chronological order according to foreign printing towns 5. Jesuit publications by Catholic printers with foreign imprints, in chronological order according to Dutch printing towns 6. Fake printing towns and publishers in chronological order 7. Number of Jesuits in the Dutch Mission