Mercurius Gallobelgicus

The Mercurius Gallobelgicus was an early printed periodical.[1] Published semi-annually[2] and written in Latin. It first appeared in 1592 in Cologne, Germany, compiled by the Dutch Catholic refugee Michael ab Isselt, under the pseudonym "D. M. Jansonio".[3] It was distributed widely, even finding its way to readers in England.[4]

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References

  1. Winston, Brian (2005). Messages. New York: Routledge. p. 41. ISBN 0-415-23222-8.
  2. Shaaber, M. A. (1932). "The History of the First English Newspaper". Studies in Philology 29 (4): 551–587. doi:10.2307/4172183. JSTOR 4172183.
  3. Samuel De Wind, Bibliotheek der Nederlandsche geschiedschrijvers (Middelburg, Gebroeders Abrahams, 1835), p. 216.
  4. Joad Raymond, Pamphlets and Pamphleteering in Early Modern Britain (Cambridge University Press, 2003), pp. 128-129.
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