Looted Libraries, Looted Books: The Swedish Case

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