Involving readers. Practices of reading, use, and interaction in early modern Dutch Bibles (1522–1546). By Renske A. Hoff. (Library of the Written Word, 129; The Handpress World, 106.) Pp. xviii + 331 incl. 60 colour and black-and-white ills and 1 table. Leiden–Boston: Brill, 2025. €128. 978 90 04 69651 8; 1874 4834

Key Points

• The study aims to investigate the practices of reading and interaction with Dutch Bibles from 1522 to 1546.
• Textual analysis of early modern Dutch Bibles
• Examination of reader annotations and interactions
• Historical contextualization of the text
• Identified varying practices of reading among different user groups
• Revealed the importance of reader annotations in understanding texts
• Highlighted the role of interaction in interpreting early modern scripture