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Dutch art periodicals today

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Victor Schmidt
Victor Schmidt*
Affiliation:
RILA/NL, Institute for Art History Library, University of Groningen, Oude Boteringestraat 81, Groningen
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Abstract

A survey of current Dutch periodicals, devoted to the visual arts (including architecture) or of related interest. A noteworthy feature of art literature in the Netherlands is the contribution made to it by student journals. The quantity and variety of Dutch art periodicals has increased in recent years, enriching art literature but posing problems regarding its bibliographical control.

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Research Article
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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , 1987 , pp. 18 - 24
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Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 1987

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1. A very extensive survey of Dutch art periodicals has been published by the Boekmanstichting: Huizinga, Nienke and Overduin, Johan Kunsttijdschriften in Nederland: inventarisatie, Amsterdam 1983. This also includes periodicals in the fields of literature, theatre, music, film, and cultural policy.Google Scholar
2. Editorial in Simiolus vol.9 1980, p.5.Google Scholar
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7. Openbaar Kunstbezit originally (from 1957, that is) was a loose-leaf system with texts and reproductions of works of art which were discussed during broadcasts on radio and/or TV. During the late 1970s this connection with radio and TV disappeared, and the loose-leaf system was gradually replaced by the ‘kunstschriften’, separate periodical issues. Since 1980 the name Kunstschrift has appeared on the cover; see Dolders, Arno, ‘Tijdschriften: Bulletin van het Rijksmuseum, Muse-umjournaal, Openbaar Kunstbezit’, Metropolis M vol.1 no.4 (Mar. 1980), espec. p.33–35. In recent years the activities of the foundation Openbaar Kunstbezit have been expanded: it publishes now a number of other periodicals – with independent editorial boards though –, including Forum, Items, and Metropolis M.Google Scholar
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12. A separate agenda (Tentoonstellingsagenda) is published by the Netherlands Institute for Art History (RKD) every three weeks. From 1987 onwards it will be taken care of by Openbaar Kunstbezit.Google Scholar
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16. As I said above, short reports of archaeological finds can also be found in the pertinent sections of the Bulletin KNOB. The various regional historical periodicals contain sometimes comparable reports too.Google Scholar
17. The other three historical journals are – the names speak for themselves – Tijdschrift voor geschiedenis [Journal of history], Theoretische geschiedenis [Theoretical history], and Tijdschrift voor sociale geschiedenis [Journal of social history].Google Scholar
18. The first ten issues (1968-1971) have been reprinted by HES Publishers: Documentatieblad Werkgroep 18e Eeuw 1-10, Utrecht 1975 (Utrechtse herdrukken, 7).Google Scholar
19. For the Iconografisch Bureau, see also the contribution by Ineke van Hamersveld in this issue.Google Scholar
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