Elzevir
noun
Louis, c1540–1617, Dutch printer: founder of a printing firm at Leyden (1591?) that was operated by his descendants through the 18th century.
Elzevirian
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a word derived from
Elzevir.
Example Sentences
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The volumes of this dainty series, while larger in all but thickness than the "Elzevirs," yet make their appeal by much the same qualities, compactness and portability, with a suggestion of the Elzevirian plumpness.
From The Booklover and His Books by Harry Lyman Koopman
One has only to look at the common, so-called Elzevirian, volume of thirteenth-century nouvelles to see the Frenchman as he saw himself.
From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams
On these it is not worth while to expend a couple of shillings, especially as Elzevirian type is too small to be read with comfort by most modern eyes.
From Books and Bookmen by Andrew Lang
The first, on the other hand, is a true Elzevirian sphere, from a play of Moliere's, printed in 1675.
From Books and Bookmen by Andrew Lang
The "good dates" of Elzevirian books begin from 1626.
From Books and Bookmen by Andrew Lang
