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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
 "Apologie" by William of Orange, 1581

Creator
 Nassau, Willem van Oranje (auteur/author), Silvius, C. (drukker/printer)

Year
 1581

Type
 tekstbladzijde, page

Measurements
 24,5 x 18,3 cm. (opening)

Related term
 pamfletten, formaten, oplagen, initialen

Period
 16e eeuw

Classification
 D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst

Content
 The apology of William of Orange is one of the most important political writings from the Eighty Years' War. Like most surviving 16th-century books, this pamphlet is fairly small. It not only appeared in Dutch, but also in French, German, English and Spanish and consequently had an enormous circulation. Everyone in Europe had to be able to read William's defence against his being declared an outlaw.

Original
 [Nassau, Willem van Oranje]. - Apologie, ofte verantwoordinghe des doerluchtighen ende hooghgeborenen vorsts ende heeren, heeren Wilhelms [...] teghen den ban [...] ghepubliceert by den coningh van Spaegnien. - [Leiden]: C. Silvius, 1581, p. 1

available in
 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 1702 C 73

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 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek