Abstract
During the nineteenth century book auction catalogues from the Southern Netherlands found their way all over Europe. Due to a series of historical events the local market for manuscripts and rare books came to be well known to foreign collectors. Ghent proved to be the most book-loving city in Belgium. A large majority of book auction catalogues originated there and were made available to the European public from Paris to St Petersburg and from London to Naples. This article illustrates the phenomenon in detail by reference to some facts and figures.
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