‎GUILD of BRUSSELS' BOOKBINDERS & BOOKPRINTERS :‎
‎Collection of 18th c. documents relating to the Guild and disputes which rose among the members‎

‎" 16 documents, manuscript on paper. Texts in Dutch. Rare archival documents on the printing and bookbinder business in 18th c. Brussels. [1] Reglement en ordonnantie ... waernaar de Boeckdruckers ende Boeckvercoopers onser Stadt Brussel hun sullen hebben te reguleren , 20 pp , in-folio (several blank leaves), first page with tax stamp, dated 2 sept. 1770 en 27 nov. 1771 (with addenda). [2] Request by printer Van den Selve , 4 pp , 9 sept. 1778. Cornelis van Assche applies for memberschip of the bookbinders guild. It should be refused. [3] 3 in-4° leaves, rules of the bookprinter's guild: Only members are allowed to print; churches, monasteries, inns, houses are all excluded. [4] In-folio, 8 pp, Discussion between Michael Bruylants (guild head) and Sr. Couché (Coché) (40 articles) [5] in-folio, 4 pp, request at empress Maria-Theresia (about Couché) [6] another copy of this document. [7] Discussionl between the printers J. Ermens, A. Collart, J. van Doren, Em. Flou versus A. D'Ours & Michael Bruylant...in-folio, 4 pp (3 blank) [8] Application of Cornelis van Assche, dated 26 aug. 1778, master bookbinder for memberschip of the guild.... [9-12] similar smaller documents."‎

Reference : 57609

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