Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dirk Imhof
first up this article is atrocious, 2nd , now: Imhof has authored/contributed to numerous books that are held by libraries throughout the world including - https://www.worldcat.org/title/jan-moretus-and-the-continuation-of-the-plantin-press-a-bibliography-of-the-works-published-and-printed-by-jan-moretus-i-in-antwerp-1589-1610/oclc/895652526&referer=brief_results ''Jan Moretus and the Continuation of the Plantin Press'' (85 libraries), https://www.worldcat.org/title/abraham-ortelius-1527-1598-in-den-ban-van-de-klassieke-oudheid/oclc/935691215&referer=brief_results ''Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598)'' (18 libraries), https://www.worldcat.org/title/flemish-miniatures-from-the-8th-to-the-mid-16th-century-the-medieval-world-on-parchment/oclc/717106746&referer=brief_results ''Flemish miniatures from the 8th to the mid-16th century : the medieval world on parchment'' (co-translator) (180 libraries), https://www.worldcat.org/title/illustrated-religious-texts-in-the-north-of-europe-1500-1800/oclc/871684164&referer=brief_results ''No home grown products : illustrated biblical poems in the Dutch Republic'' in ''Illustrated religious texts in the north of Europe, 1500-1800'' (180 libraries), https://www.worldcat.org/title/bookshop-of-the-world-the-role-of-the-low-countries-in-the-book-trade-1473-1941/oclc/50123419&referer=brief_results ''Return my woodblocks at once''  in ''The bookshop of the world : the role of the Low Countries in the book-trade, 1473-1941'' (145 libraries), https://www.worldcat.org/title/antwerp-dissident-typographical-centre-the-role-of-antwerp-printers-in-the-religious-conflicts-in-england-16th-century/oclc/902563630&referer=brief_results ''Antwerp, dissident typographical centre the role of Antwerp printers in the religious conflicts in England (16th century)'' (49 libraries), https://www.worldcat.org/title/illustration-of-books-published-by-the-moretuses/oclc/1015469153&referer=brief_results ''The illustration of books published by the Moretuses'' (85 libraries), https://www.worldcat.org/title/christopher-plantin-and-engraved-book-illustrations-in-sixteenth-century-europe/oclc/934784474&referer=brief_results ''Christopher Plantin and engraved book illustrations in sixteenth-century Europe'' (238 libraries), https://www.worldcat.org/title/botany-in-the-low-countries-end-of-the-15th-century-ca-1650-plantin-moretus-museum-exhibition-antwerp-13-march-13-june-1993/oclc/463772549&referer=brief_results ''Botany in the Low countries'' (129 libraries), https://www.worldcat.org/title/mercator-reizen-in-het-onbekende/oclc/795761517&referer=brief_results ''Mercator : reizen in het onbekende'' (17 libraries), https://www.worldcat.org/title/blind-bestempeld-en-rijk-verguld-boekbanden-uit-zes-eeuwen-in-het-museum-plantin-moretus/oclc/66448047&referer=brief_results ''Blind bestempeld en rijk verguld'' (26 libraries), https://www.worldcat.org/title/feest-voor-het-oog-manuscripten-uit-het-museum-plantin-moretus/oclc/825746411&referer=brief_results ''Een feest voor het oog'' (29 libraries), https://www.worldcat.org/title/wereld-in-kaart-abraham-ortelius-1527-1598-en-de-eerste-atlas/oclc/248570573&referer=brief_results ''De wereld in kaart : Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) en de eerste atlas'' (27 libraries), https://www.worldcat.org/title/estampages-et-dorures-six-siecles-de-reliure-au-musee-plantin-moretus-catalogue-de-lexposition-15-octobre-2005-15-janvier-2006/oclc/69657943&referer=brief_results ''Estampages et dorures'' (39 libraries), https://www.worldcat.org/title/justus-lipsius-1547-1606-en-het-plantijnse-huis/oclc/901050335&referer=brief_results ''Justus Lipsius (1547-1606) en het Plantijnse Huis'' (62 libraries), https://www.worldcat.org/title/hart-voor-boeken-rubens-en-zijn-bibliotheek/oclc/902087658&referer=brief_results ''Een hart voor boeken : Rubens en zijn bibliotheek'' (23 libraries), and https://www.worldcat.org/title/ducum-brabantiae-chronica-ad-serenissimos-principes-albertum-et-isabellam-brabantiae-duces/oclc/901956245&referer=brief_results ''Ducum Brabantiae chronica ... ad serenissimos principes Albertum et Isabellam Brabantiae duces'' (26 libraries), so he has written/contributed to a lot of books that libraries deem are worthy to be held.  now lets see if there are any reviews out there, reviews of his works include: ''Jan Moretus and the Continuation of the Plantin Press'' - ''The English Historical Review'' https://academic.oup.com/ehr/article-abstract/131/549/440/2450324 here, ''Quaerendo'' http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/15700690-12341312 here, ''Journal of Jesuit Studies'' - http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/22141332-00204008-08 here; ''Christopher Plantin and Engraved Book Illustrations in Sixteenth-Century Europe'' - ''Renaissance Quarterly'' - https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/647428 here, ''Seventeenth-Century News'' - http://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/95104 here, ''Sixteenth Century Journal'' http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/52650439/christopher-plantin-engraved-book-illustrations-sixteenth-century-europe from EBSCO, ''Bibliographical Society of America|Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America'' http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/45045577/christopher-plantin-engraved-book-illustrations-sixteenth-century-europe from EBSCO, ''Library'' http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/44237422/christopher-plantin-engraved-book-illustrations-sixteenth-century-europe from EBSCO; ''Abraham Ortelius 1527–1598: Life, Works, Sources and Friends. By Marcel van den Broecke'' - ''The International Journal for the History of Cartography''  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03085694.2017.1312127 here (note: all of the above were found with gsearch, editors with access to the fancy inhouse academic/library searchers will find more, no i dont want access:)), from the above would meet  (a couple of books with more than two reviews),  (the go to guy for the field of early european illustrated books/publishing), and  so is a '''keep''' from me
— User:Coolabahapple, 07:27, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
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