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Review of Lejeune, Maud. Pourtraits divers de Jean de Tournes: Edition critique et fac-similé du tirage de 1556
Sixteenth Century Journal
  • Kelly Digby Peebles, Clemson University
Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
10-1-2014
Publisher
The Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
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Abstract

Pourtraits divers is an unusual book of illustrations, printed in octavo format in the Lyonnais workshop of Jean de Tournes. A first edition contains no text apart from the place of publication, printer and date (Lyon: Jean de Tournes, 1556). A second edition (1557) also bears the title Pourtraits divers. The work in question is a collaborative project between printer Jean de Tournes and illustrator Bernard Salomon (aka Le Petit Bernard), both noted figures in the print culture of Renaissance Lyon. Maud Lejeune’s study, a book version of the thesis written for her maîtrise, offers a facsimile of the 1556 edition, accompanied by a thoroughly researched introduction that situates the work within contemporary print culture in Lyon and considers several hypotheses about its potential readership and use.

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This manuscript has been published in the Sixteenth Century Journal. Please find the published version here:

http://www.escj.org/issue/45-3

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