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"Often considered as the first phenomenon of mass media in history, the use of books and prints by Protestants has been widely studied and has generated a rich and plentiful bibliography. In contrast, the production and use of these supports by the partisans of the Counter-Reformation have not received the attention they deserve, especially in the context of the Low Countries. The twelve contributors provide new perspectives on the efficacy of the handpress book industry to support the Catholic strategy of the Spanish Low Countries and underlines the mutually beneficial relationship between proponents of the Counter-Reformation and the typographic world. It is therefore also an important contribution to our understanding of sociocultural and socioeconomic background of the Catholic Netherlands"--

Catholics. --- Catholic Church. --- Christian literature, English. --- English Christian literature --- English literature --- Christians --- Catholics --- Catholic Church --- Christian literature, English --- Book history --- Christian church history --- Graphic arts --- History of the Low Countries --- boeken vóór 1800 --- book history --- illustrations [layout features] --- Counter-Reformation --- anno 1500-1599 --- anno 1600-1699 --- Publishers and publishing --- Catholic literature --- Illustrated books --- Contre-Réforme --- Littérature catholique --- Éditeurs --- History --- Publishing --- History. --- Édition.