By Pettegree, A.D.M.
A sequence of associated experiences of eu print tradition of the 16th century, focusing quite on France and the neighborhood, provincial adventure of print.
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Printers would be fully familiar with such commissions. 38 But larger pamphlets could also be commissioned for distribution, rather than sale. 39 Presumably here the Chapter was acting to defend their economic interests, and the pamphlet (an edition of Àve hundred copies) might well have been given away free. 36 Combat faict en= || tre les Angloys/ Et la Guer || nison de Therouenne [three dots] || [woodcut] || ¶ Par cõmandem~et de Justice [Rouen, Jacques Gentil, 1543]. Aix, Méjanes: Rés. S 25 (29).
S 25 (12). 32 chapter two title-page an explicit reference to a privilege, presumably one granted by the local Rouen authorities. 36 Edicts, and ofÀcial documents such as the declaration of war in 1542 are accompanied by a crude woodcut representation of the royal coat of arms: a normal appurtenance of such edicts, but a clear visual signal that the work was printed with authority. In the light of this evidence we should at least consider the possibility that L’Homme’s publications were not only ofÀcially authorized, but formally commissioned, and perhaps even wholly paid for by the local council.
The initial letters which decorate his books are locally re-cut imitations of alphabets familiar from the works of the Genevan printers Estienne and Crespin. 14 Philippe’s editions clearly enjoyed a considerable commercial success. 15 As he prospered, so his works became more costly and ambitious. 17 This was a very large undertaking, and not just because of the technical difÀculties of publishing in a foreign language. A work of this size would have absorbed the whole energies of his pressmen for at least two months, and involved a considerable investment in terms of capital and labour.