Leaf, Bible, Hebrew text, (revised edition), Paris
Printer: Robert Estienne (French, 1503 - 1559)
Date: 1544-1546
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 2 1/2 in. (101.6 x 63.5mm)
Medium: Printed leaf
Place of Origin: France (Paris)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Winthrop H. Perry Fund
Object number: 1939.26
Label Text:Robert Estienne was born into a family of noted painters. Later he married the daughter of Josse Bade. He was a true man of the Renaissance. He was a classicist, a Biblcal scholar, and a great printer of great books in a period of intellectual growth. His fame was based on his skill as a typographer of roman, greek, and hebrew characters, as well as on accomplishments as an editor of classic texts, and latin, greek, and hebrew Bibles. In recognition or his achievement, Francois I appointed Robert Estienne Imprimeur du Roi (the Kings Printer)
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