Book
Catalog Number
1937.257.1Title
Uitlegghinge Joannis CalviniDescription
Book, Vvtleggihin Ghe Ioannis Calvini op alle de Sendbrieuen Pauli des Apostels. Commentary of John Calvin on all the Epistles of Paul the apostle and also on the Epistle to the Hebrews; together with a register. Printed at Embden by Gellius Van der Erven and finished by William Gailliart in the year 1566. Has burn damage on the reverse side of the book.Tag on the inside cover states: "Library of Walter T. Taylor". Walter Taylor was the first English teacher at the Holland Academy and the grandfather of Christian Vander Veen.
History
Rev. Christian Vander Veen (1838-1896) lived in Holland, MI on east 7th Street, along the south side near College Avenue. He served as editor of De Hope newspaper, which was located in a brick building on the Hope College grounds (13th & College).During the fire that destroyed Holland in October 1871, Vander Veen lost $2,000 worth of furniture and library books ($51,000 in today's economy). Only a handful of his rare books survived because he buried them. Eight of these books, all from the 16th and 17th century, were donated to the Netherlands Museum in 1937 by Vander Veen's son Theodore.
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