GOLDEN COMPASSES, A HISTORY AND EVALUATION OF THE PRINTING AND PUBLISH ING ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICINA PLANTINIANA AT ANTWERP.|THE

Voet, Leon

Published by Van Gendt, Amsterdam, 1972

Language: English

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large 8vo. cloth, dust jackets. xxii, 501; xxii, 632 pages. Two volumes. First edition. Spines of jackets lightly faded, else a fine set. A monumental study of this great European printing establishment, written using the archives of the firm which remain intact today in the Plantin-Moretus Museum. Dr. Voet examines the press's role in spreading culture in Europe and the details involved in running a large printing business from 1555 to 1876. With 182 plates and illustrations.

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GOLDEN COMPASSES, A HISTORY AND EVALUATION OF THE PRINTING AND PUBLISH ING ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICINA PLANTINIANA AT ANTWERP.|THE

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Van Gendt, Amsterdam

Publication Date

1972

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English

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cloth, dust jackets

Illustrator

Plantin

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1st Edition

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6.44 pounds

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