Thomas Basson, 1555-1613 : English printer at Leiden / J.A. van Dorsten
1961, 1st edition. Leiden ; Boston : Brill. Ex-library copy. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #437566
Physical description: 126 pages : illustrations. Contents: Front Matter -- Preliminary Material / J. A. van Dorsten -- Editor’s Preface / J. A. van Dorsten -- Acknowledgements / J. A. van Dorsten -- List of Illustrations / J. A. van Dorsten -- Introductory Note / J. A. van Dorsten -- I THOMAS BASSON—origin—Cologne c. 1578-c.1583—Plantin—conversion?—flight / J. A. van Dorsten -- II Leiden 1583/84—Elsevier’s house—1585 printer—English interest / J. A. van Dorsten -- III 1586—teacher—freedom from rent—petition to Leicester—Lawes and Ordinances—1587—buys a house—Warachtich verhael—muster pamphlets—Cosmo—Oratio ad Elizabetham / J. A. van Dorsten -- IV 1588-1593—interest in the University—Templum Salomonis 1593/94—English hospes—1593 Govert a student / J. A. van Dorsten -- V 1593/94—1594 ‘University printer’—Himne de Leyden 1594—1595 member of the University—‘The Music-book’—foundation of the University Library—petition of 1596 / J. A. van Dorsten -- VI 1598 nomination as beadle—1601 Robert Greene translated—1604—1606—1600/01-1602/03 Govert abroad / J. A. van Dorsten -- VII Govert marries Anna de Gheyn 1608—Basson-de Gheyn—1609 Scot’s Discoverie of Witchcraft—sonnet by Scriverius—printer in the Arminian cause 1609-1612 / J. A. van Dorsten -- VIII 1612 back to England?—William Bedwell and Basson—death of Thomas Basson / J. A. van Dorsten -- IX 1630 sale of shop and press—auction catalogue—contents of Basson’ shop—the press—‘H.N.’—‘Familia Charitatis’—the ‘familist’ press in Cologne—Thomas Basson’s connexions with the ‘Family’—conclusion / J. A. van Dorsten -- Back Matter -- Appendix I A checklist of works printed by Thomas Basson at Leiden, 1585–1612 / J. A. van Dorsten -- Appendix II Plantin’s Journael, 1582–1583 / J. A. van Dorsten -- Appendix III Purchase of a house from Franc. Raphelengius, 7 February 1587 / J. A. van Dorsten -- Appendix IV Some documents concerning ’De conjugatien in Engels ende Nederduijtsch’, 1586, and the Belgicæ oratio ... ad ... Elizabetham, 1587 (App. I, 12) / J. A. van Dorsten -- Appendix V 1595: Printing and Membership of the University / J. A. van Dorsten -- Appendix VI 1595: Basson and the new University Library / J. A. van Dorsten -- Appendix VII 1596: Concerning the Monopoly of Printing Theses / J. A. van Dorsten -- Appendix VIII Auction catalogue 1630 / J. A. van Dorsten -- Index of Proper Names / J. A. van Dorsten. Subjects: Basson, Thomas 1554 or 5-ca. 1613. Printing Netherlands Leiden History.
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