De historische belangstelling van Charles Guillon

Samenvatting

Charles Guillon (1811-1873) was an archeologist and a historic who committed himself to the return of the archives to Roermond and the restoration of the Munsterchurch. Despite these interest, he wrote little on history and archeology himself. Rather, he was a collector of historical objects such as archeological findings, records, coins, paintings and (late) gothic statues, which taught about the (regional) past. Large parts of his collection eventually ended up in museums and archive repositories.

Guillon’s collection of archeological objects primarily consisted of Central-Limburgian findings, as well as some findings from Xanten. The archive records mainly came from Roermond. This focus on Central- Limburg consisted also in his collections of painting, coins and books, albeit more loosely adhered. Among the paintings are several pieces of Roermond born artists and pieces depicting a regional historic theme. His coin collection includes some pieces found in Limburg, while his book collection not only contains works on history, archeology and auxiliary sciences of history, but also includes books on other topics printed in Roermond. Despite his vast book collection, Guillon was no bibliophile and did not actively collect pre-1500 bookwork.