Boekenspel
Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek • 1957
- Publisher
- Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek
- First published
- 1957
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The Boekenspel, or Book Game, was released in 1957 by the Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek (CPNB) as part of an ongoing mission to stimulate interest in literature within the Netherlands. During this era, the CPNB sought creative ways to integrate reading into the domestic social sphere, positioning the book not merely as an object of study but as a central element of interactive family entertainment.
Designed to celebrate the act of reading, the game was distributed as a cultural promotion tied to the annual Boekenweek. The design reflects the mid-century Dutch aesthetic, favoring clear typography and accessible, didactic gameplay mechanics that emphasized literary knowledge. While it served primarily as a marketing tool for the broader book industry, it has since become a modest curiosity for collectors of 20th-century Dutch graphic design and ephemera.
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Boekenspel is published by Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek. The catalog gives its publication year as 1957.
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