Author: LOO, V. VAN DE,
Title: Leven tussen kunst en krant. Beata van Helsdingen-Schoevers (1886-1920). Journaliste en Declamatrice in Indië. Biografie [en] Bloemlezing. [Eerste druk; First edition].
Description: Leiden, KITLV, 2004. 2 vols. Large square 8°, original coloured and illustrated glazed boards, cover titles with large portraits of Beata van Helsdingen-Schoevers. 175, 129pp., printed in double collumns Captioned coloured illustrations, incl. portraits and facsims. on 8 plates, many captioned monochrom illustrations in text and on plates, of which portraits and facsims. after archivalia, notes/references, list of sources consulted, register of personal names, tables of contents. [Boekerij Oost en West]. Dutch language biography of of [Mrs.] Beata van Helsdingen-Schoevers,dutch East Indies journalist, art-critic, author and declamator, which includes a fairly extensive assessment of van Helsdingen's major publication Het Serimpi Boek, which caused a controversy with the Surakarta (Solo) Royal Court (volume I), volume II is an anthology of newspaper publications and literary work. Very fine set.

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