Archival research is certainly welcome! Please bear in mind that sources from the late 18th & early 19th century have not been digitised. If you are able to visit the reading room in person, I will show you where you might look. However, success is never guaranteed.

All you need to do is consult the wedding file, as most of the bills have been kept. The wedding party took place at Gaspar Offermans’ house, the bride’s brother-in-law. The food expenses run from here until image 541. Here is the meat bill.
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If you can't make it to Antwerp this afternoon, I have also expounded the reinvention of Cavagnole in a blog post (only for Dutch readers) medium.com/@museumplant...

I might be able to answer a few questions on Early Modern typography, but @joostdepuydt.bsky.social certainly can

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2. The second proofreader corrects the 1st proof and hears the 3rd proof.
3. The third proofreader reads the 1st proof and hears to the red proof; he reads and corrects the 2nd proof.

Archival source: MPM Arch. 193, f. 97v

Nice, but is there a one-word term in English like in Dutch to denote this profession rather than fore-edge closure maker?