Jean de Tournes
Jean de Tournes | |
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Device and motto of the printing house of Jean de Tournes, from M. Vitrvvii Pollionis De architectvra libri decem, ad Caes. Avgvstvm, omnibus omnium editionibus longè emendatiores, collatis veteribus exemplis (1586), reprint of the 1552 edition (last leaf, unnumbered). | |
| Born | 1504 Lyon, France |
| Died | 1564 Lyon |
| Nationality | French |
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| Occupation(s) | printer, publisher, bookseller |
Jean de Tournes (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ də tuʁn]; 1504–1564) was a French printer, book publisher and bookseller, and the founder of a long-lasting family printing business. From 1559 he was the imprimeur du Roi, printer to the French king.