Miræus Lecture • Pierre Assenmaker & Valérie Leyh

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The episode discusses the multilingual book market and the significance of Plantin's work in relation to translation and printing.

Miræus Lecture • Pierre Assenmaker & Valérie Leyh Christoph Plantin, a player in a multilingual book market. A tour through the Namur collection of Plantin editions 19 maart 2025 om 18u30 Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Antwerpen In 2020, the already impressive collection of Plantinian editions held at the Bibliothèque Universitaire Moretus Plantin (BUMP) in Namur was considerably enriched by the exceptional collection of Philippe de Dorlodot. The 500th anniversary of Plantin’s birth and the arrival of these new editions provided an opportunity to explore this collection in greater depth and to present it in a book that aims to reconcile scientific rigour with a general public approach. Our conference will present the results of this project, focusing on the issue of multilingualism and translation in Plantin’s work as a printer and publisher. We will show that the angle of translation makes it possible to observe multiple characteristics of these works: their material aspect, their role within a network of humanists or a particular political context, and even, in some cases, the singular history of particular copies. Pierre Assenmaker en Valérie Leyh zijn verbonden aan de…

People in this episode

Guests: Pierre Assenmaker, Valérie Leyh

Topics covered

• multilingualism
• translation
• printing
• publishing
• Plantin
• book market

Keywords

• Plantin
• multilingualism
• translation
• book market
• printing
• Plantinian editions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Université de Namur, Bibliothèque Universitaire Moretus Plantin

Books & works: Plantin editions

Places: Antwerpen

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