De couturedoos: Van Krimpen-vondsten voor Huis van het Boek Typographics2023 It’s the very first postage

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De couturedoos: Van Krimpen-vondsten voor Huis van het Boek Typographics2023 It’s the very first postageWith this one, the Friends of Museum Meermanno Foundation celebrates the fact that it was able to acquire a number of archival documents from Jan and Huib van Krimpen for Huis van het Boek. Explained in these pages is how the acquisition came about and how an antiquarian must always be on his guard. The most beautiful find was a couture box containing exciting archival material, such as previously unknown designs for the Lumitype by Jan van Krimpen.