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Biblia Regia Printed on Vellum – A Masterpiece Fit for a King by Christophe Plantin (1520-1589) (Phoebus Focus XIII)

Dirk Imhof
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Description:The Phoebus Foundation possesses a sixteenth-century multilingual edition of the Bible in eleven impressive volumes printed on vellum. A religious treasure such as this could only have been produced for royalty. The title of this edition — the 'Biblia Regia' ('Royal Bible') — irrefutably confirms this suspicion. The daring printer bold enough to embark on this incredible feat was none other than Antwerp’s Christophe Plantin (1520-1589).The 'Biblia Regia' is stunning in aesthetic terms, and its history is remarkable, but that’s not all. Without exaggerating, the publication itself can also be considered one of the greatest typographical achievements of the sixteenth century. It is the result of the successful combination of Plantin’s shrewd business acumen and craftsmanship, and the astounding philological work of a group of scholars. The story of Plantin’s 'Biblia Regia' reads like a novel!Dirk Imhof (1961) is curator of books and archives at the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp. He holds a master’s degree in classical philology and obtained a PhD in history from the University of Antwerp in 2008 with a thesis about the Antwerp printer Jan Moretus I. Together with Karen Bowen he wrote a monograph on illustrated works by 'Plantin: Christopher Plantin and Engraved Book Illustrations in Sixteenth-Century Europe' (Cambridge, 2008). In 2014 his bibliography of the publications by Jan Moretus I was published, 'Jan Moretus and the Continuation of the Plantin Press. A Bibliography of the Works Published and Printed by Jan Moretus I in Antwerp (1589-1610)', and in 2020 his edition of 'Christophe Plantin’s Correspondence. Perspectives on Life and Work as a Publisher in 16th-century Europe' was released.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Biblia Regia Printed on Vellum – A Masterpiece Fit for a King by Christophe Plantin (1520-1589) (Phoebus Focus XIII). To get started finding Biblia Regia Printed on Vellum – A Masterpiece Fit for a King by Christophe Plantin (1520-1589) (Phoebus Focus XIII), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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2022
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Biblia Regia Printed on Vellum – A Masterpiece Fit for a King by Christophe Plantin (1520-1589) (Phoebus Focus XIII)

Dirk Imhof
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
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Description: The Phoebus Foundation possesses a sixteenth-century multilingual edition of the Bible in eleven impressive volumes printed on vellum. A religious treasure such as this could only have been produced for royalty. The title of this edition — the 'Biblia Regia' ('Royal Bible') — irrefutably confirms this suspicion. The daring printer bold enough to embark on this incredible feat was none other than Antwerp’s Christophe Plantin (1520-1589).The 'Biblia Regia' is stunning in aesthetic terms, and its history is remarkable, but that’s not all. Without exaggerating, the publication itself can also be considered one of the greatest typographical achievements of the sixteenth century. It is the result of the successful combination of Plantin’s shrewd business acumen and craftsmanship, and the astounding philological work of a group of scholars. The story of Plantin’s 'Biblia Regia' reads like a novel!Dirk Imhof (1961) is curator of books and archives at the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp. He holds a master’s degree in classical philology and obtained a PhD in history from the University of Antwerp in 2008 with a thesis about the Antwerp printer Jan Moretus I. Together with Karen Bowen he wrote a monograph on illustrated works by 'Plantin: Christopher Plantin and Engraved Book Illustrations in Sixteenth-Century Europe' (Cambridge, 2008). In 2014 his bibliography of the publications by Jan Moretus I was published, 'Jan Moretus and the Continuation of the Plantin Press. A Bibliography of the Works Published and Printed by Jan Moretus I in Antwerp (1589-1610)', and in 2020 his edition of 'Christophe Plantin’s Correspondence. Perspectives on Life and Work as a Publisher in 16th-century Europe' was released.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Biblia Regia Printed on Vellum – A Masterpiece Fit for a King by Christophe Plantin (1520-1589) (Phoebus Focus XIII). To get started finding Biblia Regia Printed on Vellum – A Masterpiece Fit for a King by Christophe Plantin (1520-1589) (Phoebus Focus XIII), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
88
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Hannibal Books
Release
2022
ISBN
9464366540

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