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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

 `Wat wonders wat nieuwes', drawing of a pedlar with almanacs


Creator

 Bramer, Leonard (illustrator)


Year

 17e eeuw


Type

 tekening, drawing


Measurements

 20x 16 cm.


Related term

 ambulante boekhandelaars, almanakken


Period

 17e eeuw


Classification

 G: Boekhandel en uitgeverij, M0: Algemene werken: encyclopedieën, almanakken, K: Maatschappelijke aspecten van boekproductie en -verspreiding


Content

 In this pen drawing by the Delft painter Leonard Bramer (1596-1674) a pedlar is depicted selling almanacs. In his right hand he holds a sheet of paper with the text: `what miracle, what news', and in his left hand the text: `new almanacs'. Pedlars and singers called at both towns and villages and sold their wares by singing songs, making music (with a violin or hurdy-gurdy), calling their merchandise out loud and reciting short verses. Established booksellers saw this as dishonest competition and attempted to have their liberties restricted by the town council.


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 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek


@reproduction

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek