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When compiling a short-title catalogue, Paul Valkema Blouw was confronted with a large number of 'problem cases'. By minute analysis and drawing from his extensive knowledge and his unrivalled typographic memory, he could attribute a surprising number of these publications to a printer and established the periods when and places where they must have been printed.The present collection of papers is of paramount importance to scholars engaged in research of the sixteenth century, whether in the field of church history, national history or book history.
A propos de l'auteur
Paul Valkema Blouw (1916-2000) spent the first 35 years of his professional career in the antiquarian book trade, working in Utrecht and Amsterdam, Netherlands, as auctioneer, dealer and bibliographer of early printed and rare books. Thereafter he devoted his time to typographical, bibliographical and book historical studies. Between 1979 and 2000 he published 36 papers and the two-volume
Typographia Batava. A Repertory of Books Printed in the Northern Netherlands between 1541 and 1600 (1998).
Paul Dijstelberge (1956) studied Dutch Language and Literature, Book History and Byzantinology at the University of Amsterdam. He is a Curator in the Special Collections section of Amsterdam University Library, obtained a Ph.D. in 2007 and teaches Book History in the Department of Book and Manuscript Studies, University of Amsterdam. He has published in the fields of literature and book history. In 2012 he has become a member of the editorial board of
Quærendo.
Ton Croiset van Uchelen (1936) studied English Language and Literature and Book History at the University of Amsterdam. Until his retirement he was Chief Curator and Deputy Librarian of Amsterdam University Library and was Editor (1970-89) and Senior Editor (1990-2011) of
Quærendo. He has regularly published book historical papers, mainly concerned with 16th to 18th-century calligraphy of the Low Countries.
