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Maria Theresia Borrekens
Maria Theresia Borrekens (1728–1797), was a printer and manager of ''Officina Plantiniana'' (also known as Plantin Press), a leading publisher in Antwerp, from 1765 to 1797. Biography Maria Theresia Josepha BorrekensJan Baptist van der Straelen, ''Geslagt-lyste der nakomelingen van der vermaerden Christoffel Plantin'', Janssens, 1858, pp. 55-56 was born on 27 July 1728 as the daughter of Engelbert Maria Josef Borrekens (ca. 1693–26 December 1748), a knight, and Maria Catherina Wellens (1705–1787). She was the second of eight children. On 11 November 1750, she married Franciscus Joannes Moretus, whose parents were Theresia Mechtildis Schilders and Joannes Jacobus. Moretus studied philosophy at the University of Douai. In 1742, he acquired his law degree at the Old University of Leuven. He inherited the Officina Plantiniana, the leading Antwerp publishing house, on the death of his father. Her husband was the head of the printing business beginning in 1757. Most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Maria De Neuf
Anna Maria de Neuf (1654–1714), was a printer and manager of the Plantin Press in Antwerp, a leading publisher in Antwerp, from 1696 to 1714. Life Anna Maria de Neuf was born in Antwerp where she was baptized in the Cathedral on 9 September 1654. She was the daughter of Simon, lord of Hooghelande, and lady Anna Steymans.Jan Baptist van der Straelen, ''Geslagt-lyste der nakomelingen van der vermaerden Christoffel Plantin'', Janssens, 1858, pp. 40-41 Her family was titled and wealthy. She married Balthasar III Moretus in July 1673, with wedding celebrations occurring from the 9th through the 11th of July, provided by his father Balthasar II Moretus and Anna's father, Simon. Balthasar was the head of ''Officina Plantiniana'' (also known as Plantin Press) starting in 1674, when he partnered with his mother in running the firm. Her husband died the following year. Balthasar II died in 1674 after which his mother Anna Goos provided leadership and training to, and worked in par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th-century Businesswomen
The 18th century lasted from January 1, 1701 ( MDCCI) to December 31, 1800 ( MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. During the century, slave trading and human trafficking expanded across the shores of the Atlantic, while declining in Russia, China, and Korea. Revolutions began to challenge the legitimacy of monarchical and aristocratic power structures, including the structures and beliefs that supported slavery. The Industrial Revolution began during mid-century, leading to radical changes in human society and the environment. Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work. For example, the "short" 18th century may be defined as 1715–1789, denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV, Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolution, with an emphasis on directly interconnected events. To historians who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Publishers (people) Of The Austrian Netherlands
A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many page (paper), pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bookbinding, bound together and protected by a book cover, cover. The technical term for this physical arrangement is ''codex'' (plural, ''codices''). In the history of hand-held physical supports for extended written compositions or records, the codex replaces its predecessor, the scroll. A single sheet in a codex is a Recto, leaf and each side of a leaf is a page (paper), page. As an intellectual object, a book is prototypically a composition of such great length that it takes a considerable investment of time to compose and still considered as an investment of time to read. In a restricted sense, a book is a self-sufficient section or part of a longer composition, a usage reflecting that, in antiquity, long works had to be written on several scrolls and each scroll had to be identified by the book it co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
