Early Modern Antwerp Case Studies
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This document discusses the importance of imprint information, such as the printer's name, location, and date, for understanding the production and distribution of early modern books in Antwerp. It provides examples of how addresses and other imprint details can help identify specific printers within dynasties and determine when they operated. The document also notes how imprint data is often reduced or lost in short title catalogs, and suggests combining imprint information with archival sources can provide insights into topics like the continuity of print shops and printers' social positions.
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Early Modern Antwerp Case Studies
- 1. IMPRINT, ADDRESS, LOCATION SOME CASE STUDIES IN EARLY MODERN ANTWERP STEVEN VAN IMPE svanimpe@gmail.com @RareBookLibAntw
- 2. IMPRINT, ADDRESS, LOCATION IMPRINT / IMPRESSUM • “The name of a publisher as it appears on a particular set of books” (Cambridge Online Dict.) • “A printer’s or publisher’s name, address, and other details in a book or other publication.” (Oxford Dict.) • “Vermelding in de publicatie van de naam van de uitgever c.q. drukker en jaar en plaats en eventuele andere bijzonderheden van de uitgave c.q. druk, als regel op de titelpagina of de keerzijde ervan.” (bibliopolis.nl)
- 3. THE IMPRINT UP CLOSE • City • Name • Function • Street • Print shop sign • Date • Additional information IMPRINT, ADDRESS, LOCATION
- 4. A NOTE ON THE ‘COPY IMPRINT’ • Original imprint, mentioned in a reprinted work • Used for lending more authority • Used for transferring responsibility • Also used for false imprints IMPRINT, ADDRESS, LOCATION
- 5. INFORMATION FROM IMPRINT IS LOST IN MOST STC’S • Short title catalogues • Imprint reduced to city • Sometimes in secondary database IMPRINT, ADDRESS, LOCATION
- 6. INFORMATION FROM IMPRINT IS LOST IN MOST STC’S IMPRINT, ADDRESS, LOCATION
- 7. STCV: AUTHORITY FILE IMPRINT, ADDRESS, LOCATION • Difficult to find • Unsearchable • Full XML file on request! • CERL thesaurus! • Spin-off coming soon
- 9. MISSION STATEMENT: PRINTERS’ DEVICES • Shop signs, house names • Family crests • Symbols • Mottos • Not every printer has one! IMPRINT, ADDRESS, LOCATION
- 10. ADDRESSES AS A HELP IN BIBLIOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION • Identifying the correct printer in a dynasty • Printers moved within a city! IMPRINT, ADDRESS, LOCATION
- 11. ADDRESSES AS A HELP IN BIBLIOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION IMPRINT, ADDRESS, LOCATION • Undated • ‘Widow of H. Verdussen’ ➡ Hieronymus III ➡ Hieronymus V ➡ Hieronymus VI ➡ Hieronymus VII • ‘Op de Groote Merckt in S. Augustinus’ ➡ W. Hieronymus V ➡ W. Hieronymus VI
- 12. ADDRESSES AS A HELP IN BIBLIOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION IMPRINT, ADDRESS, LOCATION
- 13. WORKSHOP TRADITION AND STOCK • Inheritance • Inheritance through the female line • Dynasties are not always families IMPRINT, ADDRESS, LOCATION
- 15. HOUSE ‘IN DE PAUW’ • 1604-1798: property of Schermersgilde • 1703-1717; 1737-1739? : Joannes van Soest • 1759-1767 : Andreas Colpyn x Joanna Thieullier • 1767-1792 : Petrus Rymers x Joanna Colpyn • 1793-1798 : Joseph Heyliger x Joanna Rymers IMPRINT, ADDRESS, LOCATION
- 16. HOUSE ‘IN DE PAUW’ • Four traveys, four floors + cellar + attic • 1798: 8300 guilders • streetside: 6 meters wide • How much did printers rent? IMPRINT, ADDRESS, LOCATION
- 19. HOUSE ‘DEN SAMPSON’ / ‘DEN GULDEN ENGEL’ • 1551-1569 : Jan Roelants • 1583-1585 : Matthias de Rische • 1609-1621 : Anthonis de Ballo • 1613-1617 : François I Fickaert • 1626-1637 : widow of François I Fickaert • 1636-1654 : François II Fickaert • 1656-1665? : Hendrik van Soest IMPRINT, ADDRESS, LOCATION
- 20. HOUSE ‘THE SPOTTED COW’ IMPRINT, ADDRESS, LOCATION
- 21. SOCIO-CULTURAL POSITION OF A PRINTER • Location in the city • Owned or rented place • Size and monumentality IMPRINT, ADDRESS, LOCATION
- 23. CONCLUSIONS • Combining imprint data with archival sources • Broader importance of imprints for book history • Continuity of the print shop • Social geography • Unlock the hidden data of STCs IMPRINT, ADDRESS, LOCATION