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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

 John Calvin in his study


Creator

 Calvinus, Johannes (auteur/author), Vischer (graveur/engraver), Ravesteyn, P.A. van (uitgever/publisher)


Year

 1650


Type

 prent, print


Related term

 leesgedrag, lezers, auteurs, sneden


Period

 16e eeuw


Classification

 K: Maatschappelijke aspecten van boekproductie en -verspreiding


Content

 A full-length portrait of John Calvin, born in 1509 in Noyon, in his study. Books were often placed with the edge towards the front at the time when the print was made. The book titles were usually on the front edge.


Original

 Calvinus, Johannes. - Institutie ofte onderwijsingh in de christelicke religie. In vier boecken beschreven door Johannes Calvinus ... ; Nu van nieuws uyt het Latijn en François getrouwelick over-geset door Wilhelmus Corsmannus [...]. - Amsterdam: Paulus Aertsz van Ravesteyn, 1650, frontispice


available in

 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 1004 A 18


@description

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek


@reproduction

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek