Elzevir
Americannoun
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Louis, c1540–1617, Dutch printer: founder of a printing firm at Leyden (1591?) that was operated by his descendants through the 18th century.
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a book produced by this printing house.
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a style of printing type with firm hairlines and stubby serifs.
adjective
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of or relating to the Elzevir family or the books it published.
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indicating the type originated by this family.
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It dangles at inaccessible heights; it stares me in the face; it flings the light on the covers of my book but not upon the page—the little French Elzevir I love so well.
From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by Henry James
The text, compared with the average specimens of modern books, shines out with as bright a contrast as an Elzevir by the side of one of its dingy and bleared contemporaries.
From Arne; A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life by Bj?rnstjerne Bj?rnson
One of one hundred and seventy-five copies on Holland paper, printed from Elzevir types with the Club Seal on the title-page.
From A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe by Various
The last-named son—Bonaventure—commenced business on his own account as a printer in 1608, and on the death of his father in 1617 he took the management of the Elzevir press.
From Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs by J. Herbert (John Herbert) Slater
None could with him in anecdotes confer; A perfect annal-book, in Elzevir.
From Curious Epitaphs by Various
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