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This is an interdisciplinary study of Christopher Plantin's pioneering role in the production and distribution of books with engraved and etched illustrations in sixteenth-century Europe. Using the rich archival sources at the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Belgium, Karen Bowen and Dirk Imhof examine the artists that worked on these illustrations, the types of illustrations that appealed to specific markets, and the technological, cultural and economic constraints under which Christopher Plantin operated as he ventured into this new area of publishing. They demonstrate how Plantin's innovations led to a revolutionary change in taste for book illustrations and place his work within the broader context of the European book trade of the late sixteenth-century and Antwerp's political, economic, cultural and religious history. This is a major contribution to the history of the book, art history and the economic and social history of early modern Europe.

Book history --- Graphic arts --- illustrations [layout features] --- Art --- Plantijnse drukkerij --- Plantin, Christopher --- Antwerp --- Publishers and publishing --- Book industries and trade --- Illustration of books --- Editeurs et édition --- Livres --- Illustration des livres --- History --- Histoire --- Industrie --- Plantin, Christophe, --- Early printed books --- Printers --- Engraving, European --- 094.0 PLANTIJN, CHRISTOFFEL --- 094.1 <493 ANTWERPEN> --- 76 "15" --- 76:655.5 --- Techniek van het oude boek (typografie)--PLANTIJN, CHRISTOFFEL --- Oude drukken: bibliografie----België--ANTWERPEN --- Grafische kunsten. Grafiek. Prentkunst--16e eeuw. Periode 1500-1599 --- Grafische kunsten. Grafiek. Prentkunst-:-Geïllustreerde boeken (boekillustraties) --- 76 "15" Grafische kunsten. Grafiek. Prentkunst--16e eeuw. Periode 1500-1599 --- 094.1 <493 ANTWERPEN> Oude drukken: bibliografie----België--ANTWERPEN --- 094.0 PLANTIJN, CHRISTOFFEL Techniek van het oude boek (typografie)--PLANTIJN, CHRISTOFFEL --- 76:655.5 Grafische kunsten. Grafiek. Prentkunst-:-Geïllustreerde boeken (boekillustraties) --- Editeurs et édition --- engravings [prints] --- Book publishing --- Books --- Booksellers and bookselling --- Book illustration --- Decoration and ornament --- Pictures --- European engraving --- Bibliography --- Book trade --- Cultural industries --- Manufacturing industries --- Publishing --- Plantijn, Christoffel, --- Plantijn, Christophel, --- Plantin, Christopher, --- Planṭin, Krisṭof, --- Planṭin, Krisṭoforo, --- Plantin, Krzysztof, --- Planṭin, --- Plantin, --- Plantini, Christofori, --- Plantino, Cristóbal, --- Plantinus, Christophorus, --- Plantyn, Christopher, --- Plantin, Christofle, --- פלנטין, קריסטוף --- פלנטין, קריסטופורו --- פלנטין, קרישטופורו, --- פלנטין, כריסטוף, --- פלנטין, כריסטופורוס --- פלנטין, כרישטופורו, --- פלנטין, כרישטופורוס --- Plantijn, Christoffel --- Engraving --- 16th century --- Europe --- Illustrated books --- Plantin, Christophe --- Plantijn, Christophel --- Plantin, Christophle --- Planṭin, Krisṭof --- Planṭin, Krisṭoforo --- Plantin, Krzysztof --- Plantini, Christofori --- Plantino, Cristóbal --- Plantinus, Christophorus --- Plantyn, Christopher --- Plantin, Christofle --- Illustration of books - Europe - History - 16th century --- Book industries and trade - Europe - History - 16th century --- Plantin, Christophe, - ca. 1520-1589, - imprimeur