This thesis is a complete edition of the album amicorum of Dorothea Petronella (Dora) Bohn (1846-1930). Dora Bohn, was a member of the Bohn family of booksellers and publishers active in nineteenth...Show moreThis thesis is a complete edition of the album amicorum of Dorothea Petronella (Dora) Bohn (1846-1930). Dora Bohn, was a member of the Bohn family of booksellers and publishers active in nineteenth-century Haarlem. The album is a poetry book, known in the Netherlands as ‘poesiealbum’, at the time traditionally offered to young girls to keep memories of their youth. The remarkable longevity of this album with a span of 23 years, from 1861 to 1884, expands its significance beyond the recording of friendships. It contains handwritten inscriptions by members of her family and by a network of friends, including the family’s professional contacts. The album reveals certain aspects of the multiple relations that linked the professional society of Haarlem, at that time known as the centre of the publishing industry in the Netherlands, with the family firms working within a network of professional and personal bonds. The edition aims mainly to map Dora Bohn’s network of family, friends and acquaintances, the literature popular in this network and the related authors, and the story of her life as it is recorded in the album.Show less
