Identification title(s): view of the library of the university of göttingen. Bibliotheca büloviana academiae, georgiae augustae donata göttingae (title on object). Object type: print object number: rp-p-2015-26-1573. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark; verso, stamped: lugt 4779. Description: interior of the busy library. In the middle are two rows of desks with books on them. On the right, a man on a ladder takes a book from the shelf; behind a ship model in a display case. Numbered top right: 130. Numbered bottom left: 34. Manufacture. Manufacturer: publisher: georg balthasar probst (mentioned on object), printmaker: anonymous, grantor of privilege: joseph ii (german emperor) (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: publisher: augsburg, printmaker: germany. Dating: 1742 - 1801. Physical features: etching, hand-coloured. Material: paper technique: etching / hand coloring. Dimensions: plate edge: h 317 mm × w 425 mm. Subject: what: ship model, public library, lectern ~ reading, bookshelves. Where: university of göttingen. Credit line: bequest of mr s. Emmering, amsterdam. Acquisition: bequest 2000. Date: between 1742 and 1801.
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