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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
 John Calvin in his study

Creator
 Calvinus, Johannes (auteur/author), Vischer (graveur/engraver), Ravesteyn, P.A. van (uitgever/publisher)

Year
 1650

Type
 prent, print

Related term
 leesgedrag, lezers, auteurs, sneden

Period
 16e eeuw

Classification
 K: Maatschappelijke aspecten van boekproductie en -verspreiding

Content
 A full-length portrait of John Calvin, born in 1509 in Noyon, in his study. Books were often placed with the edge towards the front at the time when the print was made. The book titles were usually on the front edge.

Original
 Calvinus, Johannes. - Institutie ofte onderwijsingh in de christelicke religie. In vier boecken beschreven door Johannes Calvinus ... ; Nu van nieuws uyt het Latijn en François getrouwelick over-geset door Wilhelmus Corsmannus [...]. - Amsterdam: Paulus Aertsz van Ravesteyn, 1650, frontispice

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 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 1004 A 18

@description
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek