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EnglishThis work is open to the printer’s device of Swiss printer, Johann Froben (1460-1527). Based in Basel, Froben was a Humanist scholar himself, and was acquainted with Erasmus, as well as Hans Holbein the Younger, who would not only paint…

EnglishTwo hundred and twenty years younger than its display case neighbour Les Ordonnances et édicts du très chrestien roy de France Charles neufiesme du nom […], this item is a good example of the economic measures taken to reduce the costs of…

EnglishThis item is on display to show the exquisite richness of the engraving shown. Note the texture and pristine whiteness of the paper used; this was intended for a reader seeking luxury. The engraving would have been passed through the press at…

Cette affiche annonce la tenue de nombreuses activités organisées à l’occasion de la célébration de la Semaine Internationale des Femmes à Lansdowne au Canada, du 27 février au 12 mars 1988.

EnglishThis religious work was published in Québec City by Samuel Neilson (1800-1837) and William Cohen. Samuel Neilson inherited his printing studio from his father, printer John Neilson (1776-1848), who was the printer for the Gazette de Québec,…

EnglishElsevier, perhaps the most well-known name in electronic publishing today, takes it name from the much earlier and, perhaps, comparably successful Dutch printing house. It is renowned for its meticulous printing and a series of duodecimal…

EnglishThis item is a booklet entitled Still ain't satisfied! It contains a walking tour of downtown Toronto with profiles on locations that were seen as oppressive to women.FrançaisCe livret intitulé Still ain't satisfied! (Pas encore…

EnglishAldus Manutius (1449-1515), active in Venice, was an Italian printer, credited for the invention of Italic type, as well as “pocket” format books (chiefly the octavo, which was easily portable, in contrast to the very large formats popular at…

Cette affiche annonce les activités qui se dérouleront à l’occasion de la célébration de la Journée Internationale des Femmes à Hamilton en 1982. Les principaux thèmes qui ont été proposés concernent les femmes au travail et la santé des femmes.

Extrait du "Dossier spécial sur l'avortement et la contraception libres et gratuits" publié par les Éditions Remue-Ménage, en 1975 à l'occasion de l'année internationale de la femme. L'auteur du dossier est le Comité de lutte pour l'avortement et la…