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Huis van het boek

The Hague, Netherlands · built 1852

The House of the Book (Huis van het boek), formerly called Museum Meermanno and Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum, is a book museum in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the oldest book museum in the world, and houses a collection of books but also sculpture, etchings and paintings. Books from many different periods are collected, but it's particularly strong in medieval manuscripts. The museum is based in an 18th- century townhouse (Herenhuis) that maintains many of its period furnishings and collectibles.

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