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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
 Portrait of H.N. Werkman.

Creator
 onbekend

Year
 1961

Type
 foto, photograph

Measurements
 7.5 x 11.5 cm.

Related term
 typografische vormgeving

Period
 20e eeuw

Classification
 D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst

Content
 Photograph of the printer Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman (1882-1945), with the 'Gezellen van de Blauwe Schuit'. He is one of the most important Dutch typographers. During the second world war he made a series of illegal prints for the association 'De Blauwe Schuit'. Shortly before the end of the war he was shot by the Germans.

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 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek