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Obj. ID: 35434
Jewish printed books  Nevi'im, Antwerp , 1574

© Gross Family Collection, Photographer: Unknown,

The following description was prepared by William Gross:

A miniature book of Prophets from the press of the famous printer Christopher Plantin. An early print from Antwerp, this small volume was clearly made to be carried in a pocket.
Antwerp became an important printing center with the arrival of Christopher Plantin (c.1520-89) in 1564 from Paris. Using twenty-two pressed by 1576, Plantin was responsible for more than 2,000 publications in Antwerp and Leiden, making him the most productive printer/publisher of his time. Originally a bookbinder, he began to print books in 1555. Of those, more than thirty titles, biblical books and grammatical works, have significant Hebrew content. Most impressive is his Royal Polyglot, the Biblia Sacra hebraice, chaldaice, graece et latine...(1569-1572), printed in eight volumes for Philip II of Spain.

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Date
1574
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Plantin Press, Antwerp and Leiden
{"2395":"The Plantin Press was established in Antwerp, 1564 by Christopher Plantin. In 1583 he relocated to Leiden, a university town, and began to print there with typographical material brought from Antwerp. His son-in-law Franciscus Raphelengius took over the Leiden business in 1585 (Christopher returned to Antwerp) and printed until he went into liquidation in 1619. Under his direction the press printed some twelve books in the 17th C with Hebrew letters, primarily books of the Bible."}
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10 cm
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5.8 cm
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2.2 cm
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