Year
Event Keyword

1584
Wagoner. Publication of 'Spiegel der Zeevaerdt' printed in Leyden by WAGONER

Plantin, see charts by Waghenaer. From his name was the term

Wagoner for see charts derived

1584
Wagoner. Publication of 'Spiegel der Zeevaerdt' printed in Leyden by WAGHENAER

Plantin, see charts by Waghenaer. From his name was the term

Wagoner for see charts derived

1584
Ruette, Mace, d.1644, Parisian master binder and court binder BINDING

1589
Plantin's death PLANTIN

1590
Cathach Psalter, attributed to St.Columba, Irish manuscript. CATHACH

1593
Philippines, The first book printed in Manilla: Doctrina Christiana PHILIPPINES

(Unique copy in Lessing J.Rosenwald collection)

1594
Leipzig book fair LEIPZIG

1596
Jansson, Joannes, d. 1664, Dutch printer and publisher, famous for JANSSON

his atlases

1600
Naude, Gabriel, d.1653, librarian to Cardinal Mazarin. MAZARIN

1601
Dijck, Christoffel van, d.1669, Amsterdam punch cutter, in 1673 his DIJCK, ELZEVIER

foundry was acquired by Daniel Elzevier

1602
Oxford library reestablished by Queen Elizabeth's statesman OXFORD LIBRARY

Thomas Bodley

1603
Digby, Sir Kenelm, d.1665, donor of the Bodleian Library BODLEIAN

1618
Blaeu firm, renown for their atlases, active from 1618 to 1672 BLAEU

1620
Uppsala University founded and books were presented to the UPPSALA UNIVERSITY

university library by Gustavus Adolphus (many of the collections he

took from Riga and Prussia and South Germany)

1620
Janson, Anton, d.1687. Dutch type founder, trained in Amsterdam JANSON

by Christophel Plantin

1623
Vaillant, Wallerant, d.1677, Dutch artist active in mezzotint technique VAILLANT

1623
Vaillant, Wallerant, d.1677, Dutch artist active in mezzotint technique MEZZOTINT

1626
Facsimile. first facsimile edition by Plantin, 16th century FACSIMILE

Martyrologium Hieronymianum (engraved on copper plates)

1627
Naude, Gabriel. In building their libraries Richelieu and Mazarin NAUDE

received considerable assistance from their librarian Naude, who

published 1627 the book 'Advis pour dresser une bibliotheque'

1629
Blaeu Atlases made between 1629 and 1662. BLAEU

1634
Bodleian library, see: Digby, Sir Kenelm BODLEIAN

1640
Blooteling, Abraham, d.1690. Developed mezzotint (invented in 1642 BLOOTELING

by Ludwig von Siegen)

1640
Blooteling, Abraham, d.1690. Developed mezzotint (invented in 1642 MEZZOTINT

by Ludwig von Siegen)

1640
Imprimerie Royale du Louvre established at the instigation of IMITATIONE CHRISTI

Richelieu, first book published 'De Imitatione Christi'

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