{"product_id":"christopher-plantin-and-engraved-book-illustrations-in-sixteenth-century-europe-hardback-9780521852760","title":"Christopher Plantin and Engraved Book Illustrations in Sixteenth-Century Europe (Hardback) 9780521852760","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChristopher Plantin and Engraved Book Illustrations in Sixteenth-Century Europe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy of Christopher Plantin's role in the production of books with engraved and etched illustrations.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKaren L. Bowen (Author), Dirk Imhof (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521852760, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 April 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e474 pages, 114 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 19.5 x 3 cm, 1.19 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Bowen and Imhof have produced a distinguished study, demonstrating a keen grasp of the technicalities of production, the logistical difficulties of coordinating a new industry, and Plantin's gift for finding and creating new markets for a new product.' Historians of Netherlandish Art Review of Books\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: precedents for Plantin's work\u003cbr\u003e 1. Printing with intaglio illustrations\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'L'excellente, and fameuse Cité d'Anvers': Antwerp and its artists\u003cbr\u003e 3. Plantin's first projects with engravings (1559–1571)\u003cbr\u003e 4. Liturgical editions and the spread of engraved book illustrations\u003cbr\u003e 5. The 1580s and Plantin's etched book illustrations\u003cbr\u003e 6. Plantin prints for others' editions with intaglios.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Publishing industry \u0026amp; book trade [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Publishing industry \u0026amp; book trade\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Publishing%20industry%20\u0026amp;%20book%20trade%20%5BKNTP%5D%22\"\u003eKNTP\u003c\/a\u003e], Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], History of art \/ art \u0026amp; design styles [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of art \/ art \u0026amp; design styles\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20art%20\/%20art%20\u0026amp;%20design%20styles%20%5BAC%5D%22\"\u003eAC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909165441304,"sku":"9780521852760","price":110.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521852760i_6a7f25e1-3b30-4a71-b377-04626df34d96.jpg?v=1691368850","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/christopher-plantin-and-engraved-book-illustrations-in-sixteenth-century-europe-hardback-9780521852760","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}