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Isabel Jolís Oliver (1682–1770), was a Catalan
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and engraver. She was born to Joan Jolís Santjaume (died 1705), printer in
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, and Maria Oliver. She never married, and after the death of her childless brother Juan in 1759, she took over the family printing press company at the age of 77. She used the imprint ”Hereus de Joan Jolís” (Heirs of Joan Jolís). The company had three
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es and was a significant company. She printed the second edition of the
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'', in 1762, and printed for the seminary and the Episcopal Palace of Barcelona. She was also active as an engraver, trained by her father, and many works of her production as an engraver survives. She left the company to her student, Bernat Pla. The company remained active until the early 20th century.


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List of women printers and publishers before 1800 This list of women printers and publishers before 1800 includes women active as printers or publishers prior to the 19th century. Before the printing press was invented, books were made from pages written by scribes, and it could take up to a ye ...


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Diccionari Biogràfic de Dones: Isabel Jolís Olivers
» * Garone Gravier, Marina i Corbeto López, Albert (ed.) (2009). .Muses de la impremta. La dona i les arts del llibre. Segles XVI-XIX. Barcelona: Museu Diocesà de Barcelona. Associació de Bibliòfils de Barcelona. {{DEFAULTSORT:Jolis Oliver, Isabel 1682 births 1770 deaths Spanish printers Spanish women engravers 18th-century Spanish businesswomen 18th-century Spanish businesspeople 18th-century Spanish engravers 18th-century printers Women printers Businesspeople from Barcelona