Dutch Typography in the Sixteenth Century: The Collected Works of Paul Valkema Blouw (Library of the Written Word)

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. 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. 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. Dutch Typography in the Sixteenth Century Copyright Contents Preface by Andrew Pettegree Introduction by Ton Croiset van Uchelen Printers and Publishers in Delft: the First Century Propaganda for the Indulgence of Saintes The Leiden ‘Afdrucksel’. A Type Specimen of the Press of Willem Silvius in Its Last Days (1582) Printers to Hendrik Niclaes: Plantin and Augustijn van Hasselt Mennonitica and Bibliographical Research Of Frisian Origin: the Chronyc Historie, Noortwitz 1579 Augustijn van Hasselt as a Printer in Vianen and Wesel The Secret Background of Lenaert der Kinderen’s Activities, 1562 to 1567 A Further Book Printed in Vianen and Wesel Gillis Coppens van Diest as an Underground Printer, 1566 to 1567 Plantin’s Relations with Hendrik Niclaes A Haarlem Press in Sedan and Emden, 1561 to 1569. [Part one: Haarlem] A Haarlem Press in Sedan and Emden, 1561 to 1569. [Part two: Haarlem] The First Printers to the City of Leiden, Jan Moyt Jacobsz and Andries Verschout, 1574 to 1578 Nicolaes Biestkens van Diest, in duplo, 1558 to 1583 An Unknown Mennonite Press in Friesland Willem Silvius’ Remarkable Start, 1559 to 1562 Printers for Menno Simons and Dirk Philips Printers to the ‘Arch-Heretic’ David Joris Prolegomena to a Bibliography of his Works The Antwerp Years of Niclaes Mollijns, 1579 to 1586 The Printer of Menno’s First ‘Ban Book’ A Forgotten Underground Printer: Herman ’t Zangers in Steenwijk 1565 to 1580 The Van Oldenborch and Vanden Merberghe Pseudonyms, or Why Frans Fraet Had to Die Was Plantin a Member of the Family of Love? Notes on his Dealings with Hendrik Niclaes Predated Protestant Works in Nijhoff-Kronenberg Willem Silvius, Christiaen Houweel and Anti-Spanish Propaganda 1577 to 1579 A Cologne Printer Working for William of Orange: Godfried Hirtzhorn Jr., 1568 to 1572 [including: The ‘Puncten’ (Points) Attributed to Alva] Plantin’s Clandestine Activities, 1555 to 1583 A Printer in Four Countries: Albert Christiaensz in Vianen, Sedan, Emden and Norwich, 1565 to 1570 Early Protestant Publications in Antwerp, 1526 to 1530. The Pseudonyms Adam Anonymus in Basel and Hans Luft in Marlborow The First Printer in Leeuwarden: Johannes Petreius The International Career of an Emden Printer: Goossen Goebens, 1560 to 1576 An Unknown Dutch Printer in Germany: Nicolaes Gevaerts in Wesel and Homberg, 1571 to 1579 (1580?) Jan Canin in Wesel, and in Emmerich? Printed in Holland: the Anonymous Temporis filia Veritas, [Leiden] 1589 The Anonymous Work of Gillis van den Rade, Antwerp 1577 to 1585 The First Prohibited Book in the Netherlands: Summa der Godliker Scrifturen (1523) List of the book-historical papers as originally published References Index