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PlantinMoretus

PlantinMoretus, officially the Plantin-Moretus House and Printing Works, is a historic printing house and residence in Antwerp, Belgium. Established in the mid-16th century by Christophe Plantin, it became one of Europe’s leading centers of printing and publishing. The business remained a family enterprise after Plantin's death, passing to his son-in-law Jan Moretus and the Moretus family, who ran the workshop for generations.

Today, the site preserves the original print shop, living quarters, and a vast library. The workshop houses

The PlantinMoretus collection is one of the most important resources for the study of typography, book production,

In recognition of its historical value, the Plantin-Moretus House and Printing Works was inscribed as a UNESCO

period
presses,
types,
and
printmaking
equipment,
offering
a
rare
in
situ
view
of
early
modern
printing.
The
adjacent
library
and
archive
contain
incunabula,
early
printed
books,
manuscripts,
and
a
large
collection
of
copper
plates
and
other
printing
material.
and
the
history
of
the
book
in
Europe.
The
library
is
particularly
noted
for
its
continuity
from
the
16th
to
the
18th
centuries
and
for
its
holdings
of
early
typographic
specimens.
World
Heritage
Site.
The
site
is
now
preserved
as
a
museum,
open
to
the
public,
and
serves
as
a
research
resource
for
scholars
of
printing,
typography,
and
book
history.