TY - SER AU - Peter Sjökvist CY - Leiden, The Netherlands LA - English N1 -

Examines the plunder of books from European libraries by Swedish armies in the 17th century. The looted books were distributed to public instituations and private collections in Sweden.

Contents:

Introduction

A History of Swedish Book Spoliation
1.1 Uppsala: Gustav II Adolf and His University -- 1.1.1 Riga -- 1.1.2 Braniewo -- 1.1.3 Frombork -- 1.1.4 Pelplin -- 1.1.5 Würzburg -- 1.1.6 Mainz -- 1.1.7 Sonnewalde
1.2 Stockholm: Queen Christina's Own Library -- 1.2.1 Olomouc -- 1.2.2 Mikulov -- 1.2.3 Prague
1.3 Manor Houses: the Crown Rewards the Nobility -- 1.3.1 Poland -- 1.3.2 Denmark
1.4 State Libraries: Inquisitions and Donations
2 Reception and Curation -- 2.1 Uppsala University Library -- 2.2 Linköping Diocese Library -- 2.3 The Royal Library -- 2.4 Strängnäs Cathedral Library -- 2.5 Västerås Diocese Library -- 2.6 Lund University Library -- 2.7 Skokloster Castle
3 Grotius, Peace Treaties, and Claims for Restitution -- 3.1 Hugo Grotius -- 3.2 Peace Treaties -- 3.3 Claims for Restitution
4 Destruction and Dispersal of Looted Books -- 4.1 Fires -- 4.2 Careless Curation -- 4.3 Duplicate Auctions -- 5 Literary Spoils of War in Sweden
Conclusion

PB - Brill PP - Leiden, The Netherlands PY - 2025 SN - 9789004715660 EP - 103 pp. TI - Looted Libraries, Looted Books: The Swedish Case ER -