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In the bitter political-religious struggle in the Netherlands in the 16th century all parties concerned were well aware of the power of the press. It was, however, more especially the 'rebels' who handled the weapon of the 'pamphlet' with the greatest efficiency; and among them the Prince of Orange and his advisers stood paramount. These 'pamphlets' could vary from vilifications of the enemy and sordid calomny to well documented expositions. Plantin stuck to the latter category. In fact, even if he sometimes tried to cover up his activity by false imprints, Plantin always acted on order of the authorities. He became particularly active in the field when appointed Printer to the States-General in 1578: nearly all the 'pamphlets' he published between 1578 and 1585 were commissioned by the States-General or their representatives. On the meaning and importance of the pamphlets in the Netherlands of the 16th century: P.A.M. Geurts, De Nederlandse opstand in de pamfletten, 1566-1584, Nijmegen-Utrecht, 1956. Many catalogues and inventories help to find those pamphlets as far as preserved in certain collections and libraries: G. van Alphen, Catalogus van de pamfletten in de Rijksuniversiteit te Groningen; W.P.C. Knuttel, Catalogus van de pamflettenverzameling berustende in de Koninklijke Bibliotheek [= Royal Library at The Hague] (1486-1795), The Hague, 1889-1920, 9 vols.; L.D. Petit, Bibliotheek van Nederlandse Pamfletten, I, 1500-1648, The Hague, 1882, and IV, Supplement (by H.J.A. Ruys), Leiden, 1934 (collection Thys at Leiden University Libraries); H.C. Rogge, Catalogus der pamflettenverzameling in de bibliotheek der Remonstrantsche kerk te Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1860-1866, 5 vols.; J.F. van Someren, Pamfletten [in Utrecht University Library] niet voorkomende in afzonderlijk gedrukte catalogi der verzamelingen in andere openbare Nederlandsche bibliotheken, Utrecht, 1915; P.A. Tiele, Bibliotheek van Nederlandsche Pamfletten, I, 1500-1648, Amsterdam, 1858 (collection F. Muller at Ghent University Library); J.K. van der Wulp, Catalogus van de tractaten, pamfletten, enz., over de geschiedenis van Nederland, Amsterdam, 1866-1878 (4 vols.: I, 1500-1648, and [IV], Supplement, 1519-1688) (collection Meulman at Ghent University Library). N.B.: Nearly all the pamphlets are presented as in 4 (with quires numbered until 4) and many are it technically (larger 'chain lines': horizontally; smaller 'form lines': vertically), but a number of them are in fact in 8⁰ (larger 'chain lines': vertically; smaller 'form lines': horizontally), very likely executed by the method known as 'imposition by half-sheet' (cf. no. cp013530 and L. Voet, The Golden Compasses, II, page 304).

Title:
PAMPHLETS
The Plantin Press Online
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004525863_CPO_cp093060
Language:
Spanish
Source Editors:
Kristof Selleslach and Zanna Van Loon
First-online:
01 Jan 2024
Last-update:
02 May 2024
ISSN:
9789004525863
Publisher:
Brill

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