Christophe Plantin (1520–1589)
Author of Calligraphy & printing in the sixteenth century
About the Author
Image credit: Posthumous portrait of Plantin by Rubens.
Works by Christophe Plantin
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Plantijn, Christoffel
- Other names
- Plantin, Christophe
Plantin, Christopher - Birthdate
- 1520
- Date of death
- 1589-07-01
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- France
- Birthplace
- Saint-Avertin, Touraine, France
- Place of death
- Antwerp, Netherlands
- Education
- Caen, Normandy (bookbinder|apprenticeship)
- Occupations
- bookbinder
humanist
printer
publisher
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Statistics
- Works
- 4
- Members
- 5
- Popularity
- #1,360,914