Overview

This volume explores how and by whom early modern Dutch Bibles were used. Through a detailed analysis of paratextual features and readers’ traces in over 180 surviving Bible copies, Renske Hoff displays how individuals manifested their faith in owning, reading, and personalising the Bible, in a period characterised by religious turmoil. From nuns and countesses to tailors and merchants: Bibles were read by a diverse public. Printer-publishers shaped the contents and paratextual features of their Bible editions to suit the varied wishes of the reading public. Readers themselves added marginalia, corrected the text, or pasted texts and images in their books, displaying their creativity as users as well as stressing the malleability of the material Bible.

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Author:   Renske A. Hoff
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   129
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9789004696518

ISBN 10:   9004696512
Pages:   334
Publication Date:   23 September 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Abbreviations Note on Translations and Quotations 1 Introduction  1 Bible Production in Antwerp, ca. 1500–1550  2 Jacob van Liesvelt and Henrick Peetersen van Middelburch  3 A History of Reading: Developments and Approaches  4 Research Corpus and Scope  5 Formative Spaces and Transformative Practices: Structure of the Study Part 1: Formative Spaces: Paratext and the Construction of Meaning and Reading Practice Introduction to Part 1 2 Constructive Paratext: Shaping an Active Reader and Framing the Text  1 Blank Space: Flyleaves, Margins, and Indentations  2 Title Pages  3 Prologues  4 Calendars and Almanacs  5 Terminal Paratext  6 Conclusion 3 Directive Paratext: Shaping Understandings and Facilitating Discontinuous Practices  1 Printed Marginalia: Letters, Manicules, Cross-references, and Glosses  2 Intertitles and Summaries  3 Woodcuts and Maps  4 Table of Contents  5 Liturgical Reading Aids  6 Topical Register  7 Conclusion Part 2: Transformative Practices: Readers’ Responses, Adjustments, and Traces Introduction to Part 2 4 The Life of the Book: an Overview of Traces, Readers, and Owners  1 A Categorisation of Traces of Reading, Use, and Ownership  2 The Omnipresence of Traces  3 A Sociography of Book Owners  4 Conclusion 5 Dynamic Interactions with Text and Paratext  1 Reflecting on Textual and Paratextual Content  2 Accommodating Reading Practices  3 Conclusion 6 Interacting with the Book as Object  1 Assessing Identity  2 Leaving Material Traces  3 Conclusion 7 Conclusions Appendix: Overview of Owners and Traces Bibliography Index

Reviews

“One of the most influential early modern book history series currently available.” Alexander S. Wilkinson, University College Dublin. In: SHARP News, Vol. 23, No. 4 (Autumn 2014), p. 10. “One of the most outstanding series in the field of European book history.” Mart van Duijn, Leiden University Libraries. In: Quaerendo, Vol. 44, No. 3 (2014).

Author Information

Renske A. Hoff, PhD (2022, University of Groningen and KU Leuven) is Assistant Professor of Middle Dutch Literature at Utrecht University. She specialises in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century book history, with a particular focus on the use of religious manuscripts and early printed books.

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