Invention of Book Printing, design for 'Impressio librorum,' pl. 4 in the Nova Reperta (New Inventions of Modern Times) print series, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and brown ink, black chalk, brush and gray and brown wash on laid white paper, A printers shop: standing in the foreground left, a man in the attire of a scholar seems to be overseeing the process. Beside him is a press at which a man works. Behind him, another inks a plate. Wet sheets hang from suspended wires.. Three seated compositors at work at right. A proofreader stands beside a pillar. Two more figures are in the right background. This is a preliminary design for the fourth plate in the Nova Reperta series, published by Philips Galle in Antwerp. The finished drawing is in Windsor (RL 4761)., Florence, Italy, ca. 1590, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Invention, Book Printing, design, 'Impressio librorum, pl, 4, Nova Reperta, New Inventions, Modern Times, print series, Jan van der Straet, Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen, brown ink, black chalk, brush, gray, brown wash, laid white paper, printers shop, standing, foreground left, man, attire, scholar seems, overseeing, process, Beside, press, man works, another inks, plate, Wet sheets hang, suspended wires., Three seated compositors, work, right, proofreader stands beside, pillar, Two, figures, right background, preliminary design, fourth plate, Nova Reperta series, published, Philips Galle, Antwerp, finished drawing, Windsor, RL 4761, Florence, Italy, ca, 1590, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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