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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.
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Title

 Portraits of Izaak and Johannes Enschedé


Creator

 Sijthoff, A.W. (uitgever/publisher)


Year

 1896


Type

 illustratie, illustration


Measurements

 10,5 x 8 cm.


Related term

 lettergieters, boekdrukkers


Period

 18e eeuw


Classification

 D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst


Content

 Portraits of Izaak and his son Johannes Enschedé. Izaak, the founding father of the printing and type founding family, established a printing shop in Haarlem in 1703. Together with his son, Johannes, he expanded his interests further and further. With the purchase in 1743 of the foundry of Hendrik Floris Wetstein they laid the basis for their own famous type foundry.


Original

 Meulen, R. van der. - Over de liefhebberij voor boeken. Voornamelijk met het oog op het boek vóór onze dagen. - Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff, 1896, p. 76 en 77.


available in

 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag LHO OD.A 51 MEUL


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 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek


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 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek