Estienne

[ es-tyen ]

/ ɛsˈtyɛn /

noun

Also Étienne. a family of French printers, book dealers, and scholars, including especially Hen·ri

[ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/, died 1520; his son, Ro·bert

[raw-ber] /rɔˈbɛr/, 1503?–59; Henri (son of Robert), 1531?–98.

a French printing firm founded by this family.

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Examples from the Web for estienne

On the other hand, the Estienne, Giunta, and Plantin presses are comparatively neglected.
Book Collecting|John Herbert Slater
His family name was Estienne, but, according to the fashion of the time, he used the Latin form of the word.
Books Fatal to Their Authors|P. H. Ditchfield
Though they printed for the King, both Naebor and Estienne had their own private printing offices.
Old and New Paris, v. 1|Henry Sutherland Edwards
The Estienne or Etienne family is probably the most important and interesting of the sixteenth century printers of Paris.
Printers' Marks|William Roberts

For real scholarly merit the editions of Gryphius or Estienne are much to be preferred, but this makes no difference.
Book Collecting|John Herbert Slater

British Dictionary definitions for estienne

Estienne

tienne

/ (French etjɛn) /

noun

a family of French printers, scholars, and dealers in books, including Henri (ɑ̃ri), ?1460–1520, who founded the printing business in Paris, his son Robert (rɔbɛr), 1503–59, and his grandson Henri, 1528–98

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