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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

 'De boekdrukker', from Jan and Casper Luiken, "Spiegel van het menselyk bedryf ", Amsterdam,1749.


Creator

 Luiken, Jan (illustrator), Luiken, Casper (illustrator), Roman, Jan (drukker/printer)


Year

 1749


Type

 illustratie, illustration


Measurements

 8,5 x 7,5 cm.


Related term

 boekdrukkerijen, houten handpersen, drukken, zetten


Period

 18e eeuw


Classification

 D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst


Content

 Picture of a printer at his printing press, derived from the "Menselyk Bedryf" (The affairs of men) by Jan and Casper Luiken. The printed pages are hanging to dry on lines. To the right in the background the compositor is working at his case.


Original

 Luiken, Jan en Luiken, Casper. - Spiegel van het menselyk bedryf, vertoonende honderd verscheiden ambachten, konstig afgebeeld, en met Godlyke spreuken en stichtelyke verzen verrykt. - Amsterdam: J. Roman de jonge, 1749, p. 123.


available in

 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 192 B 16


@description

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek


@reproduction

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek