Maria Theresia Borrekens
Maria Theresia Borrekens (1728–1797), was a printer and manager of Officina Plantiniana (also known as Plantin Press), a leading publisher in Antwerp, from 1765 to 1797.[3][4]
Biography
Maria Theresia Josepha Borrekens[5] was born on 27 July 1728 as the daughter of Engelbert Maria Josef Borrekens (ca. 1693–26 December 1748), a knight,[6][7] and Maria Catherina Wellens[5] (1705–1787).[7][a] She was the second of eight children.[7]
On 11 November 1750,
Her husband was the head of the printing business beginning in 1757. Most of the firm's business came from printing Catholic service-books for Spain, but King Charles III of Spain withdrew privileges of foreign printers in 1764 which had devastating consequences to the firm.[1][9] In 1758, there were eleven printing presses and in July 1765, there were only three printing presses in operation.[1] He was chief almoner in Antwerp.[1] In 1768, Franciscus Joannes Moretus died.[9]
After her husband died, Borrekens took over the management of the printing house.
She died on 5 May 1797.[2][6] Borrekens was one of four women who operated the family printing shop over three centuries, the others, all members of the Plantin-Moretus family, were Martina Plantin (1550 – 1616), Anna Goos (1627 – 1691), and Anna Maria de Neuf (1654 – 1714).[6]
Borrekens and her husband had thirteen children, seven of whom died young.
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References
- ^ a b c d e f Voet, Leon. "Chapter 7 The later Moretuses". The Golden Compasses (in Dutch). DBNL.
- ^ a b c d DBNL. "De Gulden Passer. Jaargang 26". DBNL (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ Voet, Leon, The Golden compasses: a history and evaluation of the printing and publishing activities of the Officina Plantiniana at Antwerp in two volumes, Vangendt, Amsterdam, 1969–1972
- ^ "Portrait of Maria Theresia Borrekens (1728-1797)". cms.antwerpmuseumapp.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ a b Jan Baptist van der Straelen, Geslagt-lyste der nakomelingen van der vermaerden Christoffel Plantin, Janssens, 1858, pp. 55-56
- ^ a b c d e "Leading ladies". Museum Plantin-Moretus. 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ a b c d e La Belgique Heraldique (in French). Adriaens. 1864.
- ^ a b Voet, Leon. "De Gulden Passer. Volume 74". DBNL (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ a b c d "Balthasar II and the later Moretuses". Museum Plantin-Moretus. 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ a b "Maria-Theresia Borrekens". Museum Plantin-Moretus. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2021-03-18.