Plantin
Americannoun
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Rubens painted the portraits around 1618 for his friend, who was head of the Plantin Press, the largest publishing house in 16th- and 17th- century Europe.
From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2015
"It's easy to use and it takes really good quality photos, like any other tablet," said one happy customer, Lisbeth Plantin.
From Reuters • Mar. 16, 2014
In 1555 the Frenchman Christopher Plantin started a print and publishing business in the city which he and his in-laws ran for 400 years.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2013
Plantin was interested in philosophy and religion and his house became a centre for humanist thought, discussion and debate.
From The Guardian • Aug. 8, 2011
"Reindeer in Lapland are subject to the small-pox, which in Norland is termed Kormsiuka, as I was informed at Wicksbergensbrun by Zachary Plantin, master of arts."
From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 by Linn?, Carl von
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