Christopher Plantin and 16th Century European Engraved Book Illustrations | Rare Antique Prints & Historical Art Books | Perfect for Collectors, Museums & Renaissance Decor" （注：原标题为学术著作名称，已优化为SEO友好格式，添加了关键词"16th century/antique prints/historical art"，并补充了收藏、博物馆和文艺复兴装饰等使用场景）

This is an interdisciplinary study of Christopher Plantin's pioneering role in the production and distribution of books with engraved and etched illustrations in sixteenth-century Europe. Using the rich archival sources at the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Belgium, Karen Bowen and Dirk Imhof examine the artists that worked on these illustrations, the types of illustrations that appealed to specific markets, and the technological, cultural and economic constraints under which Christopher Plantin operated as he ventured into this new area of publishing. They demonstrate how Plantin's innovations led to a revolutionary change in taste for book illustrations and place his work within the broader context of the European book trade of the late sixteenth-century and Antwerp's political, economic, cultural and religious history. This is a major contribution to the history of the book, art history and the economic and social history of early modern Europe.