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Jean du Pré

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Jean du Pré, born Jean Larcher (died 1504?) was a French printer in the late fifteenth century. Though based in Paris, Du Pré also travelled to print works in provincial towns like Chartres and Abbeville.[1] His brother Étienne Larcher, who worked in Nantes, was also a printer.[2]

References

  1. ^ Malcolm Walsby (2011). The Printed Book in Brittany, 1484-1600. BRILL. p. 34. ISBN 90-04-20451-2.
  2. ^ Diane Booton, 'Hand-Me-Downs: The (Re)use of Relief Metalcuts by Brothers Étienne Larcher at Nantes and Jean Du Pré at Paris', Bulletin du Bibliophile, 2011, pp.238-266.