Unravelling a 17th-century prison escape : the quest to identify the original Hugo Grotius bookchest
TitelUnravelling a 17th-century prison escape : the quest to identify the original Hugo Grotius bookchest
Verantwoordelijkheids-vermeldingMarta Domínguez-Delmás, Paul van Duin, Jan Dorscheid, Francien G. Bossema, K. Joost Batenburg, Robert van Langh
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SamenvattingIn 1621, the humanist Hugo Grotius performed a masterly escape from life imprisonment at Loevestein Castle in the Netherlands by hiding in a bookchest. Currently, three museums in the Netherlands (Loevestein Castle, Rijksmuseum and Museum Prinsenhof) possess chests related to Grotius’ story. This study presents research carried out to decipher whether any of them could actually claim to have been the one used for the escape. Inspection of the materials and structure of the chests allowed us to discard the one in Loevestein Castle from the outset, as it is unlikely to have been a bookchest. However, the other two most likely were, and dendrochronological research through digital photographs provided dates for three boards used to make them, resulting in an estimated felling date for the trees of after 1568 CE (Rijksmuseum) and 1586 CE (Prinsenhof). Consequently, both were made in the late 16th century
or later and could have potentially been used by Hugo Grotius for his escape
or later and could have potentially been used by Hugo Grotius for his escape
AnnotatieMet literatuuropgave.- Alleen digitaal beschikbaar
Trefwoordenkisten, meubelen, dendrochronologie
Persoonstrefwoord Hugo de Groot