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Documentary The Atlas Blaeu-van der Hem PAL version  cover art

Documentary The Atlas Blaeu-van der Hem PAL version

This year we will complete one of our most prestigious projects, the publication of the Facsimile of the Atlas Blaeu-van der Hem bound in eight volumes (see www.blaeuvanderhem.com). To celebrate this occasion, a documentary on the facsimile of the Atlas Blaeu-van der Hem is now available on DVD.
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Documentary The Atlas Blaeu-van der Hem NTSC version  cover art

Documentary The Atlas Blaeu-van der Hem NTSC version

This year we will complete one of our most prestigious projects, the publication of the Facsimile of the Atlas Blaeu-van der Hem bound in eight volumes (see www.blaeuvanderhem.com). To celebrate this occasion, a documentary on the facsimile of the Atlas Blaeu-van der Hem is now available on DVD.
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The Glory of the Art of Writing. The Calligraphic Work of Francesco Alunno of Ferrara. cover art

The Glory of the Art of Writing. The Calligraphic Work of Francesco Alunno of Ferrara.

"...though, I was struck by the variety and virtuosity of Alunno`s work. It became a yardstick in my mind by which to measure these characteristics in the work of his contemporaries. Actual manuscripts by Italian writing-masters of the sixteenth century are not common. Only one sheet definitely attr... More info
Dibdin in Paris (1818)  cover art

Dibdin in Paris (1818)

This beautifull book gives an entertaining account of Dibdin’s stay in Paris during his bibliographical tour through France and Germany. Frans Janssen describes the bibliohiles’ visits to prominent representatives of the book world as Renouard, Brunet and Crapelet and their reactions to what he had ... More info
Watermarks 1650-1700 found in the Zeeland Archives  cover art

Watermarks 1650-1700 found in the Zeeland Archives

The seventeenth century is an underrepresented period in the publications on watermarks. A growing demand in the fields of history and art history for exact dating of documents and artworks on seventeenth century paper was one of the main reasons for the authors to conduct research in this area.
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Licht als leidraad. Leven en werk van Frits Lensvelt (1886-1945). Met een voorwoord van Frans Leidelmeijer  cover art

Licht als leidraad. Leven en werk van Frits Lensvelt (1886-1945). Met een voorwoord van Frans Leidelmeijer

Published on the occasion of two exhibitions (in Amsterdam and in Assen) on the life and works of the versatile and influential Dutch designer Frits Lensvelt. More info
Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Library. Part XI, England  cover art

Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Library. Part XI, England

The present volume is compiled by Lotte Hellinga with contributions by Paul Needham, Margaret Nickson and John Goldfinch. More info
The history of the Library in Western civilization. Volume III:  From Constantine the Great to Cardinal Bessarion. The Byzantine World. The Influence of Christian Literature on the Book Trade and the Growth of Monastic Libraries in the East  cover art

The history of the Library in Western civilization. Volume III:  From Constantine the Great to Cardinal Bessar...

Co-publication. Sales Rights: worldwide except USA. Available in the USA from OAK KNOLL PRESS (ISBN 1584561149). This work is the third part in an important, five-volume series addressing the unique role libraries have played in building and preserving Western culture. Mr. Staikos has become one of ... More info
Watermarks 1600-1650 found in the Zeeland Archives  cover art

Watermarks 1600-1650 found in the Zeeland Archives

With this work the authors are filling a gap which is existing on the research material of watermarks of the seventeenth century. The research for this book is based on the X-ray method developed by Jan van Aken, emiritus professor dental radiology of the University of Utrecht. This method guarentee... More info
Dutch Decorated Bookbinding in the Eighteenth Century.  cover art

Dutch Decorated Bookbinding in the Eighteenth Century.

This classic can be ranked among the well-known international standard works on the subject of bookbinding. The author, Dr. Jan Storm van Leeuwen, gives in this work an elaborate general historical introduction to his subject. It also contains a general introduction to each province, as they were kn... More info
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