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Printer’s tool(s).
The detail in the picture is taken from a small impression included in an illustrated Bible from 1642. The signature reads: “MHem.In. / CVS” and something. These inscription indicates that Maarten van Heemskerck (1498 – 1574) invented the composition and Christoffel van Sichem (1581‒1658) engraved it on a woodblock. Interestingly, the item designed besides…
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Please, DO disturb
Frontispieces are prints facing the title-page of books (with exceptions, of course) . As plates, they usually illustrate the content of the book with more or less complex iconographies, but in many occasions the plate shows a portrait. This can be of the author of the book but also of the person to which the…
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Amsterdam International Antiquarian Book Fair 2018 – Catalogue
Here is the pdf fair catalogue of Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur. Amsterdam_6-7Oct The fair will take place in Amsterdam at Mariott Hotel the 6th and 7th of October 2018. For more please visit https://amsterdambookfair.net/home/. Free entrace.
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Finally Catalogue#40
Finally Catalogue #40 on Heraldry is out! Here’s the link https://issuu.com/antiquariaatvandersteur/docs/40catalogue 13th May an exhibition with a choice of items will be held at Antiquariaat van der Steur in The Hague https://www.facebook.com/events/271335333303366/
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New Catalogue coming up
At Antiquariaat van der Steur we are preparing the new catalogue, number 40, on Heraldry. See the video for a preview:
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Antiquariaat van der Steur Newsletter 01/2015
Here is the first newsletter of 2015 of the Antiquariaat van der Steur. For new subscibers check out this link (top left!). Newsletter Antiquariaat A.G
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UNESCO Pop up Rare Book Market
23 April 2015: Pop Up Rare Book Market at Perron 3a, the waiting room of Station Haarlem Centraal from 1500 – 18.00. With Antiquariaat De Vries & De Vries, Antiquariaat A.G. van der Steur and auction house Bubb Kuyper. Rare Books and Prints for sale and from 17.00 – 18.00 free evaluation of rare books and…
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