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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.

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Title
 Portraits of Izaak and Johannes Enschedé

Creator
 Sijthoff, A.W. (uitgever/publisher)

Year
 1896

Type
 illustratie, illustration

Measurements
 10,5 x 8 cm.

Related term
 lettergieters, boekdrukkers

Period
 18e eeuw

Classification
 D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst

Content
 Portraits of Izaak and his son Johannes Enschedé. Izaak, the founding father of the printing and type founding family, established a printing shop in Haarlem in 1703. Together with his son, Johannes, he expanded his interests further and further. With the purchase in 1743 of the foundry of Hendrik Floris Wetstein they laid the basis for their own famous type foundry.

Original
 Meulen, R. van der. - Over de liefhebberij voor boeken. Voornamelijk met het oog op het boek vóór onze dagen. - Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff, 1896, p. 76 en 77.

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 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag LHO OD.A 51 MEUL

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 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

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 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek