Prize books
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Prize books
- Here are entered works on books presented as awards.
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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001009660
- info:lc/authorities/sh2001009660
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh2001009660#concept
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Sources
- found: Work cat.: Spoelder, J. Prijsboeken op de Latijnse School, 2000: p. 731 (Prize giving and prize books at the Latin schools in the Republic of the United Netherlands and the later Kingdom, from c. 1585 to 1876)
- found: O.E.D. (Prize-book: a book gained as a prize)
- found: Amsterdam University Library WWW home page, Sept. 27, 2001: Top of the class: prize-books and prize-volumes (The two best students (primus and secundus) of each class were given a luxurious prize-book. A prize-book's parchment or calfskin binding was stamped with the municipalities' arms. It contained a handwritten or printed dedication to the student, mostly signed by the school's curators and rector. A prize-book's content fitted the education given; it often contained editions of classic works, Latin texts, et cetera.)
- found: Provenance evidence thes. (prize books)
- found: LC database, Nov. 20, 2001 (prize book; prize books)
- notfound: Web. 3
General Notes
- Here are entered works on books presented as awards.
Change Notes
- 2001-10-11: new
- 2001-12-13: revised
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