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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