Museum Plantin-Moretus | Impressed by Plantin

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In 1555, Christoffel Plantin (born around 1520) released his first book. In less than twenty years, Plantin's publishing house became one of the most respected in Europe. The Museum PlantinMoretus, located in the heart of Antwerp (Vrijdagmarkt 22) presents three hundred years of book-printing art and family history.

A collection of more than 14.000 original woodblocks, used for printing illustrations, lettering, mathematical pictures, animals, … has been digitalised and is now available (for free) for the whole world to (re)use.

 Browse through the complete collection on www.impressedbyplantin.be  Download high-resolution images for free  If you use the images, please let us know by posting a testimonial on our site.  Spread the word.

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