Estienne

[ es-tyen ]

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noun

Also a family of French printers, book dealers, and scholars, including especially Hen·ri [ah, n, -, ree], died 1520; his son, Ro·bert [r, aw-, ber], 1503?–59; Henri (son of Robert), 1531?–98.
a French printing firm founded by this family.

Estienne

/ etjɛn /

EstienneHenri?14601520M EstienneRobert15031559M EstienneHenri15281598M a family of French printers, scholars, and dealers in books, including Henri (ɑ̃ri), ?1460–1520, who founded the printing business in Paris, his son Robert (rɔbɛr), 1503–59, and his grandson Henri , 1528–98

The Estienne or Etienne family is probably the most important and interesting of the sixteenth century printers of Paris.

His family name was Estienne, but, according to the fashion of the time, he used the Latin form of the word.

Estienne's goodness of heart as well as his knowledge were matters of common repute.

He knew by reputation Henry Estienne, the most celebrated printer of the last century.

Christian entered the printing establishment of Henry Estienne as an apprentice at his twelfth year.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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