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Before 1550

1551 - 1600

1601 - 1650

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1600: Jan Collaert I

[brief description]

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Source:

Title: ‘Nova reperta.’
Author: -
Publisher: Philips Galle
Printer: Ionnes Galle
Illustrator: Jan van der Straet
Engraver: Jan Collaert I
Location: Antwerpen
Year: 1600
Links: [Scan 1], [Scan 2], [Scan 3].

Comments:

This engraving is based on a sketch made by Jan van der Straet (Ioan Stradanus) in 1595. The sketch can be seen here.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art [Link]: ‘Fourth plate from a print series entitled Nova Reperta (= New Inventions of Modern Times) consisting of a title page and 19 plates, engraved by Jan Collaert I, after Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, and published by Philips Galle.’

The inscriptions states [source]: ‘4. IMPRESSIO LIBRORVM. Potest vt vna vox capi aure plurima: Linunt ita vna scripta mille paginas.’ (= ‘4. De boekdrukkunst. Eén woord kan door vele oren opgevangen worden: zo wordt een enkel geschrift op duizend pagina’s afgedrukt.’)
and:
‘Ioan(nes) Stradanus inuent(or) Ioan.(nes) Galle excud.(it)’ (= Jan van der Straet, de ontwerper. Jan Galle heeft dit gedrukt.)

Technique:

Engraving

Publications

Falconer Madan (1895) ‘Early representations of the printing-Press with especial reference to that by Stradanus.’, Bibliographica. Volume 1, page 223-248. (Illustration 24).

Nigel Roche (2000) The iconography of the printing office to 1700. Unpublished MA thesis. Library and Information Studies, University College London. (Illustration #R).

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