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Title
 Register of 'Ordonnantien & willekeuren' of the guild of St Luke in Amsterdam, 1663

Year
 1663

Type
 omslag, cover

Related term
 boekenbedrijf, beroepsverenigingen, gilden, gildenarchieven

Period
 17e eeuw

Classification
 G: Boekhandel en uitgeverij, D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst

Content
 Until 1663 the printers and booksellers in Amsterdam fell under the The guild of St Luke, the guild of painters, engravers and draughtsmen. Because of the increasing importance of the branch the book profession was granted permission by the city council to form a guild of its own. This notarial document contains the 'ordinances and discretions' of the guild of St Luke's before the secession.

Original
 Copye van de Ordonnantien & willekeuren rakende St. Lucas Gilde voor de separatie der boekverkopers, [Amsterdam, 1663],

@description
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Amsterdam Bibliotheek KVB Universiteitsbibliotheek UVA