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Survey of types used by Christopher Plantin in the 16th century

onbekend
year: 1956

type: tekstbladzijde
page
detail: nee
dimensions: 35 x 47 cm.
related persons: Plantijn, Christoffel
related terms: letterproeven lettertypen
period: 16e eeuw
classification:
C: Paleografie, letterontwerp, lettertypen, lettergieten, schrift

contents: Christopher Plantin (1520-1589) possessed a beautiful collection of punches and matrices made by the very best typecutters of his time. He lent his material out to colleagues, but also sold duplicates. His successors, on the other hand, did consider this material to be a unique possession that could only be used by the Plantin printing house.

origineel:
source: Carter, H. - 'Plantin's types and their makers', in: 'De Gulden Passer', jg. 34, 1956, t.o.p. 121
available in: Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag LHO AW.A 06b GUPA

©description: Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
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