Document Type

Book Review

Publication Date

Fall 2014

Publication Title

Sixteenth Century Journal

Volume

45

Issue

3

Publisher

The Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.

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.

Comments

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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