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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

 Guild medal from the printers', binders' and booksellers' guild, c. 1670


Year

 [1670]


Type

 penning, medal


Measurements

 4,5 cm. (doorsnede)


Related term

 beroepsverenigingen, gilden


Period

 17e eeuw


Classification

 D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst


Content

 There is some uncertainty about the origin of this guild medal. It might have come from Amsterdam or Middelburg, the first Dutch town with a printers' and booksellers' guild of its own. This coin was in the possession of a certain Johannes Wilmerdonk, master and later (or before) of Pieter van Goethen, warden of the guild. It shows a printing press, but presses on medals are not really represented true to nature. It can therefore not exactly be deduced what kind of press is represented.


@description

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek


@reproduction

 Amsterdam Universiteitsbibliotheek UvA