Dutch typography in the sixteenth century : the collected works of Paul Valkema Blouw /
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| Author / Creator: | Valkema Blouw, Paul, author. |
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| Uniform title: | Works. Selections. 2013 |
| Imprint: | Leiden : Brill, 2013. |
| Description: | xxii, 996 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Library of the written word, 1874-4834 ; volume 18. The handpress world ; volume 12 Library of the written word ; v. 18. Library of the written word. Handpress world ; v. 12. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9797391 |
| Summary: | When compiling the short-title catalogue of books printed in the sixteenth-century northern Netherlands from 1541 to 1600, Paul Valkema Blouw was confronted with a large number of 'problem cases', such as anonymously and/or surreptitiously printed editions, fictitious printers and undated or falsely dated printed works.<br>By minutely analysing the typefaces, initials, vignettes and other ornaments used, drawing from his extensive knowledge of secondary literature, archival information and his unrivalled typographic memory, he not only managed to attribute a surprising number of these publications to a printer, but also could establish the period of time in which, as well as the places where, they must have been printed.<br>These findings and the ways in which they were reached are described in the present collection of papers. They are of paramount importance to scholars engaged in research of the period concerned, whether in the field of church history, national history or book history <br> |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 996 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 929-977) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004256547 (cloth) 9789004256545 (cloth) 9004256555 (electronic bk.) 9789004256552 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 1874-4834 ; |