Images

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

 Student compositors in the Amsterdam Grafische School, 1960s


Creator

 Windig, Ad (fotograaf/photographer), uitgever/publisherij Voetnoot (uitgever/publisher)


Year

 [ca. 1960]


Type

 foto, photograph


Related term

 vakopleidingen, grafische industrie


Period

 20e eeuw


Classification

 D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst


Content

 Photograph of Ad Windig (1912-1996), part of a book of photos of Holland 'in no hurry'. The boys at their type cases are learning to typeset in lead. Even in their day the cases, type boxes, composing stick and galley were replaced by computers, screens and keyboards.


@description

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek


@reproduction

 Uitgever