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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

 First page of a French book printed in the Netherlands: 'La danse des aveugles' by Pierre Michault.


Creator

 Mansion, Colard (drukker/printer), Michault, Pierre (auteur/author)


Year

 1479-1484


Type

 tekstbladzijde, page


Related term

 incunabelen, typografische vormgeving, export (van boeken), stichtelijke boeken


Period

 15e eeuw


Classification

 M44: Taalwetenschap, letterkunde: Frans


Content

 The market for books in French partly lay beyond the borders of the Netherlands, and a translation into Dutch for the Dutch market was published in 1482 by the Gouda printer Gerard Leeu. The printer of the depicted copy in French was, however, specialised in publications in that language. Of the 25 publications from his press, 22 are in French. The text of the books starts halfway the page to leave enough space for a decorative element which had not been added in this case.


Original

 Michault, Pierre - La danse des aveugles. [Brugge: Colard Mansion, 1479-1484] 1 recto.


@description

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek


@reproduction

 Wenen, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek