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Elzevir

or El·se·vier, El·ze·vier

[el-zuh-veer, -ver, -suh-]
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noun
  1. Louis,c1540–1617, Dutch printer: founder of a printing firm at Leyden (1591?) that was operated by his descendants through the 18th century.
  2. a book produced by this printing house.
  3. a style of printing type with firm hairlines and stubby serifs.
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adjective
  1. of or relating to the Elzevir family or the books it published.
  2. indicating the type originated by this family.
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Related formsEl·ze·vir·i·an, adjective
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Historical Examples

  • Brunet as an "Inchruler," 26—his description of an Elzevir Cæsar, ib.

    The Book-Hunter

    John Hill Burton

  • Elzevir Cæsar, Brunet's measurement of, 26—origin of its rarity, 66.

    The Book-Hunter

    John Hill Burton

  • No Elzevir p. 110is valuable unless it be clean and large in the margins.

    The Library

    Andrew Lang

  • The Elzevir family became famous on account of its duodecimos.

  • Difficult as the subject of the Elzevir press is, that of the Aldine press is more so.

    Book Collecting

    John Herbert Slater