Briefer mention

' THE BOOKIN NEUCHATEL

On p. 313 of volume 14 of Quaerendo I was able to announce the two volumes of Cinq siecles d'imprimerie genevoiseof 1980. It is now the turn of nearby Neuchatel with Aspects du livre neuchâtelois. Etudes reunies a l'occasion du 450e anniversaire de l'imprimerie neuchâteloise.Publi6es par Jacques Rychner et Michel Schlup (Neuchatel, Bibliothè- que publique et universitaire, 1986). The first printing press was established at Neuchatel by Pierre de Vingle in 1533 when it was a place of fifteen hundred in- habitants which had only recently gone over to the Reformation. It was to be its fate that it would be overshadowed by Geneva for over two centuries, but the town took brilliant revenge with the Societe typographique de Neuchatel (STN), retrieved from obscurity by the studies by Robert Darnton. This press printed everything that was proscribed in France or would be banned after publication. Not surprisingly, then, a fair proportion of the fifteen articles are concerned directly or indirectly with the STN. There is Darnton's article 'Le marche litt6raire francaise vu de Neuchatel (1769-1789)', an article by Jeroom Vercruysse on 'L'6dition neuchateloise du Système de la nature et la librairie bruxelloise', one by Anne Rey- mond on 'Le libraire Samuel Girardet et ses relations commerciales avec la Societe typographique de Neuchatel', Georges Andrey writes on 'Madeleine Eggendorffer, libraire a Fribourg, et la Societe typographique de Neuchatel (1769-1788)', and Anne Machet discusses 'Clients italiens de la Societe typographique de Neuchatel'. ,Jacques Rychner deals with Jacques- Barth6lemy Spineux (1738-1806)' and Jean- Daniel Candaux examines the life and work of Louis Fauche-Borel, printer of the 'contre-r6volution'. The lithographic studio of Hercule Nicolet, who produced the illustrations for the work of Louis Agassiz, is discussed by Jean Courvoisier and there are two articles on the local press. Aspects du livre neuchatelois is an interesting and well produced book of xvi + 528 pages in which the only thing I really miss, much to my surprise, is something on Madame de Charrière and Neuchatel.

R.B.

A BIBLIOGRAPHYOF EEUWOUTTEELLINCK

In the circle of the 'Nadere Reformatie' (a strongly pietistically oriented current in Dutch Calvinism from the beginning of the seventeenth century) Eeuwout Teellinck (1571-1629) has a good reputation, albeit not so familiar a one as that of his brother Willem. During his lifetime his writings appeared either anonymously or under such pseudonyms as Ireneus Philalethius and Alexius Philopator. W. J. op 't Hof has compiled a booklet of 45 pages under the somewhat broad title Bibliografie van de werken van Eeuwout Teellinck (Kampen, Uitgeverij De 152

Groot Goudriaan, 1988). I say that the title is broad because the descriptions are nothing if not concise: an illustration of the title-page, much reduced to a different degree for each work, accompanied by six lines covering collational formula, con- tents and location. Perhaps this is sufficient for Op 't Hof's 'target group', but I still have serious objections to illustrations that only yield their secrets with a magnifying glass. In subsequent publications of the kind the compiler should also look out for careless mistakes like a non-existent library siglum BS (at No. 16c): this should be S. And the university library at Leiden does not have seven books with the same shelf-mark: here the superscript numerals of the made-up volume ought to have been given. This should not be allowed to happen in a bibliography. Op 't Hof mentions 22 works in 52 editions, the vast majority of which were pub- lished by the Amsterdammer Marten Jansz Brandt. Assisted by C. A. de Niet and H. Uil, the same author has also compiled Eeuwout Teellinck in handschrift (Same publisher, 1989, 50 pp., ISBN 90-6140-303-3, f 17.90). The booklet contains, in transcription, manuscript material from, to and about Teellinck. Thus one finds such diverse things as his enrolment as a student of Leiden University in 1585, a long Latin poem for Bonaventura Vulcanius's edition of Apuleius (1591), and a letter on a Roman Catholic painting in 's- Hertogenbosch-each piece provided with an extensive commentary.

R.B.

AN ADDRESS-LISTOF BELGIANANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS

Under the title Repertoire des librarires belges de livres anciens et d'occasion 1 988/Repertorium van Belgische antiguariaten en tweedehandsboekhandels1988 the Brussels antiquarian bookseller and publisher Emile van Balberghe has produced the second edition of his useful list, which has been completely updated since 1986. At the be- ginning there are a number of short articles on Belgian books, e.g. Elly Cockx- Indestege on bibliophile editions, private presses and marginal printers, Georges Colin on 'La veritable histoire de Lancelot de Casteau' (viz. on his Ouverture de cuisine, Li?ge 1604) and Albert Derolez on standardization in codicology. Fortified by all this the reader can proceed to visit the 337 addresses listed, in which venture I wish him or her good hunting. The booklet costs BF 500 and the publisher's ad- dress is 4 rue Vautier, 1040 Bruxelles.

R.B.

FACSIMILEOF ANNABIJNS'S Refereinen

In the vernacular literature of the Low Countries Anna Bijns (1493-1575) was the first woman to see her work in print during her lifetime. Her Refereinen have a strong mystical streak and despite their difficulty enjoyed a measure of popularity