Title
"De wedergevonden zoon" (The prodigal son), comedy after Voltaire, 1761
Creator
Voltaire (auteur/author), Duim, I (drukker/printer)
Year
1761
Type
titelblad, title page
Measurements
15 x 9,5 cm.
Related term
vertalingen, titelpagina's
Period
18e eeuw
Classification
D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst, M7: Kunst en cultuur
Content
The cultural focus on France in the eighteenth century not only caused a strong growth in French books but also in translations from the French as here of Voltaire's "L'enfant prodigue". A simple octavo format was the standard form for these publications. The illustration of the beehive on this title page is the is the vignette of the Amsterdam Theatre and indicates that this play had been performed there.
Original
De wedergevonden zoon, blyspel. - Amsterdam, I. Duim, 1761, titelpagina
available in
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 448 J 10
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Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
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Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek