We are pleased to announce that a podcast created by the New Books Network on our recent publication on the European print trade is now available online. Please see the link below.

The Burgeoning European Print Trade is the culmination of years of archival research into the distribution of prints from Antwerp between ca. 1550 and 1640 that illuminates the activity of numerous Antwerp print publishers, including but not limited to: Hieronymus Cock, Volcxken Diericx, the Galles, and the Wierixes. Moreover, the distribution of hundreds of thousands of prints from Antwerp – both plain and hand-colored – is discussed not only from the perspective of the print publishers, but also in terms of the markets where their work was in demand, and the involvement of the Plantin-Moretus family of booksellers, who organized many essential practical matters in support of this trade. Throughout, significant new information on how these prints were ordered, the quantities in which they were sold, and, unprecedented, the prices each of these print sellers asked for their own wares is documented in detail.

Thanks to the thoughtful layout and high-quality production of this publication for the Harvey Miller series, it is a pleasure to page through and enjoy as an attractive publication in of itself (see here for more information).

If you have any questions concerning our book, please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely, Karen Bowen and Dirk Imhof
(bowenimhof@gmail.com)