Historic fruit
The Special Collections has a collection of historic fruit literature, books on fruit growing and crops and nursery catalogues with fruit varieties from the end of the 15th century till the end of the 20th century. Some of these books, partly from our collection, are made available on cd-rom by C.M. Ballintijn from the Noordelijke Pomologische Vereniging.
Historic books on fruits
Special Collections holds over 800 old and rare books and journals on fruits. The majority of these publications is available in print.
Online historic books on fruit
- J.H. Knoop, Pomologia, 1758
- J.H. Knoop, Fructologia, 1763
- M. van Noort, Pomologia Batava, 1830
- S. Berghuis, De Nederlandsche boomgaard. dl. 1: Appels, 1868
- S. Berghuis, De Nederlandsche boomgaard. dl. 2: Peren en steenvruchten, 1868
- K.J.W. Ottolander [et al.] Het fruit uit Flora en Pomona, 1876, 1879
- Lauche, W., Deutsche Pomologie : 100 Birnensorten, 1882
- Lauche, W., Deutsche Pomologie : 100 Aepfelsorten, 1882-1883
- H. de Greeff, Onze appels en peren, 1905-1908
- R. Lijsten, A. Beeftink, Nederlandsche fruitsoorten, 1942