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Multatuli, "Max Havelaar of the koffij-veilingen der Nederlandsche Handelmaatschappij", Amsterdam, 1860

Multatuli (auteur/author)
Ruyter, J. de (uitgever/publisher)
Van Munster en Zoon (drukker/printer)
year: 1860

type: tekstbladzijde
page
detail: nee
dimensions: 21,1 x 24 cm.
related terms: populaire boeken prijzen (van drukwerk) typografische vormgeving
period: 19e eeuw
classification:
D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst

contents: In the 19th century the book became a mass product. Ever larger groups of the population began to read. Technology met this trend by making cheaper 'reading books' with cylinder presses and machine-made paper. Book design lagged behind: the machine-made type and paper saw to an ever more uniform presentation as can be seen in this "Max Havelaar", printed on the cylinder press at Van Munster en Zoon in Amsterdam.

origineel:
source: Multatuli. - Max Havelaar, of de koffij-veilingen der Nederlansche Handelmaatschappij. - Amsterdam: J. de Ruyter, 1860.
available in: Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 249 B 55

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