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Plantin

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[plahn-tan] / plɑ̃ˈtɛ̃ /

noun

  1. Christophe c1520–1589, French typographer.


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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

For his Missals and Breviaries as for his Horae Plantin sometimes used woodcuts, sometimes copperplates.

From Fine Books by Alfred W. (Alfred William) Pollard

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