Dirk Imhof (born 1961) is a Belgian book historian, author and museum curator specializing in rare books and rare maps of Renaissance Europe, particularly the activities and output of Christopher Plantin and his successor Jan Moretus at the Plantin Press in 16th-century Antwerp.
Biography
editImhof was born in 1961. He is a Belgian citizen of Flemish ethnicity. His father was an employee of Belgacom, the Belgian telecom company. He is married to Karen Lee Bowen,[1] an American specialist on the history of engraving and old master prints.
Imhof studied classical philology the University of Ghent and went to obtain a doctorate in history from the University of Antwerp.[2] He currently works as curator of books and archives at the Plantin-Moretus Museum, a world heritage site in Antwerp, Belgium.[3]
Bibliography
editImhof has published in both Dutch (his native language) and English. His books include:
- Christopher Plantin and Engraved Book Illustrations in Sixteenth-Century Europe (with Karen L. Bowen, Cambridge University Press, 2008)[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
- Jan Moretus and the Continuation of the Plantin Press (2 vols., Brill, 2014)[11][12][13][14]
- Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598) In de ban van de klassieke oudheid (with Hildegard Van de Velde, Museum Rockoxhuis, 2015)
References
edit- ^ "Wedding notice – Karen L. Bowen and Dirk Imhof". The New York Times.
- ^ Nadia De Vree. "Baroque Book Design". stadantwerpen.prezly.com. City of Antwerp.
- ^ "Museum Plantin-Moretus – Who'sWho".
- ^ Review by Jeanine De Landtsheer, Renaissance Quarterly
- ^ Review by Mark Rankin in The Sixteenth Century Journal
- ^ Review by Michael Hunter in The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America
- ^ Review by Rachel N. Schnepper in Journal of British Studies
- ^ Review by Nancy V. Fresella-Lee in Print Quarterly
- ^ Review by Geoffrey Scott in Journal of Ecclesiastical History
- ^ Review by Antony Griffiths in The Library
- ^ Review by David McKitterick in The Library
- ^ Review by Frans A. Janssen in Quaerendo
- ^ Review by Paul Begheyn in Journal of Jesuit Studies
- ^ Review by Jan Machielsen in The English Historical Review