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Aug 29, 2024 · Christophe Plantin and Jan Moretus were two of the most important printers of the 16th century. Plantin founded the printing house that is now the Plantin-Moretus Museum in 1555, and Moretus was his son-in-law who took over after his death in 1589.
Aug 15, 2024 · Christophe Plantin. Born in Saint-Avertin, near Tours, in 1514, died in Antwerp in 1589. He left France in 1555 and settled and worked in Antwerp, where he published many books that drew attention because of their beautiful typography. He often used types by Claude Garamond and Robert Granjon. He was the main catholic publisher of the counter ...
1 day ago · This image from the 1577 edition printed by renowned Belgian printer, Christophe Plantin (1520-1589) shows a hand with an eye at its centre and is often seen in emblem books. The extended hand is thought to mean trust while the eye signifies caution and watchfulness.
Sep 5, 2024 · The roman style of Plantin was loosely based on a metal type created in the late sixteenth century by the French artisan Robert Granjon and preserved in the collection of the Plantin-Moretus Museum of Antwerp.
Aug 15, 2024 · After Garamond's death, Christophe Plantin from Antwerp, the Le Bé type foundry and the Frankfurt foundry Egenolff-Bermer acquire a large proportion of Garamond's original punches and matrices. Garamond (or: Garamont) typefaces used nowadays should in many cases be attributed to Jean Jannon (1580-1635).
2 days ago · Theatrum orbis terrarum Map depicting North and South America, in an edition of Abraham Ortelius's Theatrum orbis terrarum (1570; “Theatre of the World”) printed in 1588 by Christophe Plantin. The legend in the lower left reads: “Americae sive Novi Orbis nova descriptio” (“A new description of America, or the New World”).
Aug 29, 2024 · Plantin-Moretus House Also in Antwerp is one of the most interesting World Heritage Sites in Belgium, the Plantin Moretus Museum. It was here in the 16th century that Christophe Plantin founded a printing company that had a huge influence in Europe.
