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Papers by Paul Hoftijzer
The Book World of Early Modern Europe
Fabrics and Fabrications, 1990
... Of course, as convinced Protestants This paper is the expanded version of a lecture, given on... more ... Of course, as convinced Protestants This paper is the expanded version of a lecture, given on 27 October 1988 in the Great Church at Brielle on the occasion of the commemoration of the first sailing of the fleet on 27 October 1688 and of the services, held in the Church at Brielle ...
Type de publication: Collectif Directrice d'ouvrage: Keller-Rahbé (Edwige) Directeurs d'ouvrages ... more Type de publication: Collectif Directrice d'ouvrage: Keller-Rahbé (Edwige) Directeurs d'ouvrages adjoints: Pommier (Henriette), Régnier-Roux (Daniel) Résumé: À l'intersection de plusieurs disciplines-histoire du livre, histoire du droit, histoire de la littérature et histoire de l'art-, les contributions réunies dans cet ouvrage proposent des chemins de lecture pour aborder les privilèges de librairie, en France et en Europe aux XVI et XVII siècles. Nombre de pages: 539
In the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic witnessed its Golden Age. The reasons for this phe... more In the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic witnessed its Golden Age. The reasons for this phenomenon are diverse, but it impacted all branches of Dutch society, including the production, distribution and consumption of printed media. The book trade benefitted from a lack of control, the result of the country’s remarkable political structure and absence of a state religion. Waves of religious and economic immigrants provided the necessary manpower, skills and creativity. Following the workings of a stable market economy, printers and publishers turned imported raw materials, including news and information, into finished products – books, newspapers, magazines – which they sold wherever there was a demand for them, at home as well as abroad. High rates of literacy and education encouraged a thriving book culture. The ascendency, however, was shortlived, as it also depended on the temporarily weak position of neighbouring countries. By the middle of the eighteenth century, with Bri...
Renaissance Cultural Crossroads, 2013
In the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic witnessed its Golden Age. The reasons for this phe... more In the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic witnessed its Golden Age. The reasons for this phenomenon are diverse, but it impacted all branches of Dutch society, including the production, distribution and consumption of printed media. The book trade benefitted from a lack of control, the result of the country’s remarkable political structure and absence of a state religion. Waves of religious and economic immigrants provided the necessary manpower, skills and creativity. Following the workings of a stable market economy, printers and publishers turned imported raw materials, including news and information, into finished products – books, newspapers, magazines – which they sold wherever there was a demand for them, at home as well as abroad. High rates of literacy and education encouraged a thriving book culture. The ascendency, however, was shortlived, as it also depended on the temporarily weak position of neighbouring countries. By the middle of the eighteenth century, with Britain, France and the German states on the rise, the 'Dutch miracle' was over, in the world of books as well as in any other.
Nederlands Archief Voor Kerkgeschiedenis, 1988
The Book World of Early Modern Europe
Fabrics and Fabrications, 1990
... Of course, as convinced Protestants This paper is the expanded version of a lecture, given on... more ... Of course, as convinced Protestants This paper is the expanded version of a lecture, given on 27 October 1988 in the Great Church at Brielle on the occasion of the commemoration of the first sailing of the fleet on 27 October 1688 and of the services, held in the Church at Brielle ...
Type de publication: Collectif Directrice d'ouvrage: Keller-Rahbé (Edwige) Directeurs d'ouvrages ... more Type de publication: Collectif Directrice d'ouvrage: Keller-Rahbé (Edwige) Directeurs d'ouvrages adjoints: Pommier (Henriette), Régnier-Roux (Daniel) Résumé: À l'intersection de plusieurs disciplines-histoire du livre, histoire du droit, histoire de la littérature et histoire de l'art-, les contributions réunies dans cet ouvrage proposent des chemins de lecture pour aborder les privilèges de librairie, en France et en Europe aux XVI et XVII siècles. Nombre de pages: 539
In the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic witnessed its Golden Age. The reasons for this phe... more In the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic witnessed its Golden Age. The reasons for this phenomenon are diverse, but it impacted all branches of Dutch society, including the production, distribution and consumption of printed media. The book trade benefitted from a lack of control, the result of the country’s remarkable political structure and absence of a state religion. Waves of religious and economic immigrants provided the necessary manpower, skills and creativity. Following the workings of a stable market economy, printers and publishers turned imported raw materials, including news and information, into finished products – books, newspapers, magazines – which they sold wherever there was a demand for them, at home as well as abroad. High rates of literacy and education encouraged a thriving book culture. The ascendency, however, was shortlived, as it also depended on the temporarily weak position of neighbouring countries. By the middle of the eighteenth century, with Bri...
Renaissance Cultural Crossroads, 2013
In the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic witnessed its Golden Age. The reasons for this phe... more In the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic witnessed its Golden Age. The reasons for this phenomenon are diverse, but it impacted all branches of Dutch society, including the production, distribution and consumption of printed media. The book trade benefitted from a lack of control, the result of the country’s remarkable political structure and absence of a state religion. Waves of religious and economic immigrants provided the necessary manpower, skills and creativity. Following the workings of a stable market economy, printers and publishers turned imported raw materials, including news and information, into finished products – books, newspapers, magazines – which they sold wherever there was a demand for them, at home as well as abroad. High rates of literacy and education encouraged a thriving book culture. The ascendency, however, was shortlived, as it also depended on the temporarily weak position of neighbouring countries. By the middle of the eighteenth century, with Britain, France and the German states on the rise, the 'Dutch miracle' was over, in the world of books as well as in any other.
Nederlands Archief Voor Kerkgeschiedenis, 1988