Title: A Complete Census of Woodcuts in Incunabula Printed in the Low Countries
Publisher: Hes & De Graff Pub B V
Publication Date: 2013
Language: English
ISBN 10: 9061945003
ISBN 13: 9789061945000
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Brand New
Weight: 9.04 kilograms

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Winner of the 17th ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography (2018)
Winner of the 2015 Menno Hertzberger Prize for Book History and Bibliography

The aims of this publication are twofold. In the first place it gives a complete census of the woodcuts in Dutch and Flemish incunabula, and a record of all places in which they appear. Both the book in which the woodcut (or series of woodcuts) appears for the first time and all repetitions of that woodcut before 1501 have been registered. In the second place a survey and analysis of the woodcuts used by each printer have been given. With this inventory dr. Kok has developed a very accurate dating system for incunabula. Over 3800 different illustrations have been found in the incunabula printed in the Low Countries, which illustrate the history of the use of woodcuts - the different states, the different stages of wear and tear.

This publication was made possible with the cooperation of many libraries and institutions worldwide:
Stichting Huis Bergh, 's-Heerenberg, Netherlands; Universiteitsbibliotheek, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Museum Plantin-Moretus/Prentenkabinet, Antwerpen, Belgium (UNESCO Werelderfgoed); Ruusbroec-Genootschap, Antwerpen, Belgium; Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Consience, Antwerpen, Belgium; Staatsbibliothek, Berlin, Germany; Biblioth�que Municipale, Besan�on, France; Biblioth�que Royale Albert Ier, Bruxelles, Belgium; University Library, Cambridge, England; Universit�tsbibliothek, K�ln, Germany; Kongelige Biblioteket, Kopenhagen, Denmark; Universit�ts- und Landesbibliothek, Darmstadt, Germany; Stadsarchief en Athenaeumbibliotheek, Deventer, Netherlands; Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, Scotland; Universit�tsbibliothek, Frankfurt, Germany; Universit�tsbibliothek, Freiburg, Germany; Universiteitsbibliotheek, Gent, Belgium; Nieders�chsische Staats- und Unversit�tsbibliothek, G�ttingen, Germany; Librije, Gouda, Netherlands; Unversit�tsbibliothek, Greifswald, Germany; Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, Netherlands; Gemeente Archief, Haarlem, Netherlands; Stadsbibliotheek, Haarlem, Netherlands; Harvard College Library, Cambridge MA, USA; Houghton Library, Cambridge MA, USA; Friesch Genootschap, Leeuwarden, Netherlands; Erfgoed Leiden en omstreken, Leiden, Netherlands; Universiteitsbibliotheek, Leiden, Netherlands; Biblioth�que de l'Universit�, Li�ge, Belgium; British Library, London, England; Universit�tsbibliothek, L�neburg, Germany; Regionaal historisch centrum Limburg, Maastricht, Netherlands; Draiflessen Collection (Liberna Collection), Mettingen, Germany; Koninklijk Zeeuwsch Genootschap der Wetenschappen, Middelburg, Netherlands; Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, M�nchen, Germany; Universit�ts- und Landesbibliothek, M�nster, Germany; Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven CT, USA; Morgan Library, New York NY, USA; Bibliothek des Evangelischen Predigerseminars Wittenberg, Germany; Bodleian Library, Oxford, England; Biblioth�que Mazarine, Paris, France; Biblioth�que Nationale, Paris, France; Huntington Library, San Marino CA, USA; Universitetsbibliothek, Stockholm, Sweden; W�rttembergische Landesbibliothek, Stuttgart, Germany; Royal Dutch Library, The Hague, Netherlands; Universit�tsbibliothek, Trier, Germany; Universitetsbibliothek, Uppsala, Sweden; Rijksmuseum Catharijne Convent, Utrecht, Netherlands; Universiteitsbibliotheek, Utrecht, Netherlands; Biblioth�que Municipale, Valenciennes, France; Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA.

Review

"This massive and painstaking work will last for generations."
David McKitterick, Trinity College, Cambridge. In: Quaerendo, Vol. 44, Nos. 1-2 (2014), pp. 91-99.

"Ina Kok's weighty four-volume book represents the summa of incunabula studies and is likely to play an essential role in all future studies of early printing in Northern Europe. This well-organized and masterful opus will be essential for igniting the imagination of students. It has made a powerful impression on me."
Kathryn Rudy, University of St Andrews. In: Print Quarterly, Vol. 32, No 2 (2015), pp. 192-194.

"A milestone in incunabula research."
Ursula Rautenberg, Erlangen University. In: Archiv f�r Geschichte des Buchwesens, Vol. 69 (2014), pp. 249-251.

"This catalogue will be useful not only to scholars studying woodcuts that illustrate incunables produced in the Low Countries but also to those interested in related woodcuts in books printed later and/or in other countries, in relationships between woodcuts and other media, and more generally in iconography and book illustration."
Martha W. Driver, Pace University. In: Journal of the Early Book Society, Vol. 17 (2014), pp. 392-294.

"The author has spent decades working on this book compiling an incredible census of illustrations used in editions printed in the 15th Century Netherlands. We cannot compare Ina Kok's book to any other publication submitted for the 2018 Prize. This work, published in four volumes and based on the study of almost four thousand illustrations, is remarkable!"
Fabrizio Govi, ILAB Vice President & Breslauer Prize Secretary

"It was established very quickly that the quality of the bibliographical work submitted was a testament to the vibrancy of the field of bibliographical research!"
Daniel de Simone, prev. Folger Library and Library of Congress & Member of the 2018 ILAB Prize Jury

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