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Geofroy Tory

Name: Geofroy Tory
Author: Auguste Bernard

by Auguste Bernard

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Translation of: Geofroy Tory, peintre et graveur, premier imprimeur royal, réformateur de l'orthographe et de la typographie sous François Ier

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Geofroy Tory Painter and engraver; first royal printer; reformer of orthography and typography under François I.

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Chris Curnow, Jane Robins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2019-10-21

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Tory, Geoffroy, approximately 1480-approximately 1533 Printers -- France -- Biography Printing -- France -- History -- 16th century Early printed books -- France -- 16th century -- Bibliography Artists -- France -- Biography French language -- Reform France -- Imprints

About the author

Auguste Bernard

1811–1868

A 19th-century French historian and archivist, he devoted his career to uncovering local history, manuscripts, and the documentary life of medieval France. His work is especially tied to Lyon and the Forez region, where he helped turn archival research into vivid historical storytelling.

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