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‘Men and books under watch’: the Brussels’ book market in the mid-sixteenth century through the inquisitorial archives
Adam, Renaud
2019In Graheli, Shanti (Ed.) Buying and Selling : The Early Book Trade and the International Marketplace
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Keywords :
Book Studies; 16th Century; Brussels
Abstract :
[en] The starting point for this paper are the archives produced by the so-called Council of Troubles, the special court established by Philip II in response to the uprising and misbehaviour of parts of the population of the Low Countries in the years 1566–1567. This institution remained active from 1567 to 1576 and was commanded by the Duke of Alva. In particular, being well aware of the potential of those cultural objects and carriers of ideas, it watched very closely the production, the distribution as well as the possession of books. The documents contain inventories of thousands of books – either forbidden or not – found in bookshops located in the southern provinces. I will focus my paper on the 12 bookshops located in Brussels visited in 1568 by religious authorities, and especially in that of Michiel van Hamont, printer from 1557 to 1585. The repressive measures taken by the Duke of Alva will be the entry point of a study on the state of book culture in Brussels during the last third of the sixteenth century.
Research center :
Transitions - Transitions (Département de recherches sur le Moyen Âge tardif & la première Modernité) - ULiège
Disciplines :
History
Author, co-author :
Adam, Renaud  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences historiques > Histoire moderne
Language :
English
Title :
‘Men and books under watch’: the Brussels’ book market in the mid-sixteenth century through the inquisitorial archives
Publication date :
2019
Main work title :
Buying and Selling : The Early Book Trade and the International Marketplace
Editor :
Graheli, Shanti
Publisher :
Brill Academic Publishers
Collection name :
Library of the Written Word
Pages :
303-321
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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