Estienne printing house in Paris

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Renaissance scholarly press printing house

The Estienne printing house in Paris was a renowned Renaissance-era scholarly press famous for its high-quality editions of classical and humanist texts produced by the Estienne family.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Estienne printing dynasty	1
Robert Estienne printing house	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Renaissance scholarly press ⓘ printing house ⓘ
activePeriod	16th century ⓘ
associatedWithMovement	humanism ⓘ
contributedTo	development of critical editions ⓘ dissemination of Greek learning in Western Europe ⓘ standardization of classical texts ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
culturalSphere	Republic of Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyBusinessOf	Estienne family NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy	Henri Estienne the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Estienne NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEra	Renaissance ⓘ
historicalSignificance	major center of humanist scholarship in Paris ⓘ
industry	book publishing ⓘ
knownFor	Greek and Latin typefaces ⓘ accurate critical texts ⓘ elegant typography ⓘ high-quality scholarly editions ⓘ
locatedIn	Paris ⓘ
notableInnovation	careful use of critical apparatus in printed texts ⓘ highly readable classical text layouts ⓘ
notablePrinter	Henri Estienne the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Henri Estienne the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Estienne NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWorkPublished	editions of classical authors such as Aristotle ⓘ editions of classical authors such as Cicero ⓘ editions of classical authors such as Plato ⓘ editions of the Greek New Testament ⓘ editions of the Latin Bible ⓘ
operatedBy	Estienne family NERFINISHED ⓘ
patronage	Francis I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ French monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ
printingTechnology	movable type ⓘ
publishingLanguage	French ⓘ Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ
region	Île-de-France region ⓘ surface form: Île-de-France
reputation	leading humanist press in France ⓘ one of the most important scholarly presses of the Renaissance ⓘ
specializesIn	Greek classics ⓘ Latin classics ⓘ classical texts ⓘ humanist texts ⓘ
successor	Geneva Estienne press NERFINISHED ⓘ
uses	Greek type ⓘ Latin type ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henri Estienne I → founded → Estienne printing house in Paris ⓘ

Perrette Bade → associatedWith → Estienne printing house in Paris ⓘ

this entity surface form: Robert Estienne printing house

Perrette Bade → associatedWith → Estienne printing house in Paris ⓘ

this entity surface form: Estienne printing dynasty