Koppermaandagsprinten collection
Content Description
Collection of 10 broadsides, dated 1840 to 1861. These were printed in Holland by various Dutch printers for their guild's printers' festival day. The event, called Koppermaandag, or "cup Monday," was usually the first Monday after the Christian "Epiphany" holiday in January. Most of the prints honor Laurens Janszoon Coster (ca. 1370-1439), an early inventor of printing. Each features fanciful ornamented borders printed in multiple colors that surround a printed poem.
Dates
- Creation: 1840 - 1861
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to researchers.
Extent
2 Folder(s) ; 20 x 24 inches; 11 x 14 inches
Language
Dutch; Flemish
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into two oversized folders: one for the broadsides which are arranged by date; one for some printed material aboout Koppermaandag that came with the collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jack Miller, New York City
Processing Information
Processed by Amelia Hugill-Fontanel, February-March 2022.
Subject
- Coster, Lourens Janszoon (Person)
- Title
- Koppermaandagsprinten collection
- Status
- Ready To Publish
- Author
- This collection was processed by Amelia Hugill-Fontanel in 2022.
- Date
- 15 February 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 03 July 2024: Moved linked images to External Documents, A. Hugill-Fontanel
Repository Details
Part of the Cary Graphic Arts Collection Repository
