Jacob van Liesvelt
✓ Source-basedrisingFlemish publisher and book printer (1490-1545)
Jacob van Liesvelt or Jacob van Liesveldt, was a Flemish printer, publisher and bookseller. His printing press put out publications in a wide range of genres, including poetry by Anna Bijns, Roman Catholic literature such as an anti-heresy decree, and publications that conflicted with Catholic teachings.
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Printer's device of Jacob van Liesvelt, used in a publication of c. 1543
Title page of the Dit is een schoon ende suverlick boecxken inhoudende veel scoone constige refereinen by Anna Bijns, 1528
Illustration to Matthew 4.3 in van Liesvelt Bible of 1542
Title page of the van Liesvelt Bible of 1526
Page from the Book of Judges in the Van Liesvelt Bible edition of 1534About this person
Jacob van Liesvelt or Jacob van Liesveldt, was a Flemish printer, publisher and bookseller. His printing press put out publications in a wide range of genres, including poetry by Anna Bijns, Roman Catholic literature such as an anti-heresy decree, and publications that conflicted with Catholic teachings. He published the first complete Dutch translation of the Bible in 1526, largely based on Martin Luther's translation. He was eventually executed for publishing unauthorised versions of the Bible.
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