Jacques Sabon
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Jacques Sabon was a French typefounder. He worked with Christian Egenolff
in Frankfurt in 1555 and Christophe Plantin
of Antwerp in 1565. He is associated with the forms of roman type which were being developed by Claude Garamond
and others. On Garamond's death, Plantin and Sabon acquired much of his collection of type, and it is sometimes unclear which were Sabon's own design, and which Garamond's. After Sabon's death, his widow married Konrad Berner.
Christian Egenolff
Christian Egenolff or Egenolph , also known as Christian Egenolff, the Elder, was the first important printer and publisher operating from Frankfurt-am-Main, and best-known for his and re-issue of books by Adam Ries, Erasmus von Rotterdam and Ulrich von Hutten...
in Frankfurt in 1555 and Christophe Plantin
Christophe Plantin
Christophe Plantin was an influential Renaissance humanist and book printer and publisher.-Life:...
of Antwerp in 1565. He is associated with the forms of roman type which were being developed by Claude Garamond
Claude Garamond
Claude Garamond was a French publisher from Paris. He was one of the leading type designers of his time, and is credited with the introduction of the apostrophe, the accent and the cedilla to the French language. Several contemporary typefaces, including those currently known as Garamond, Granjon,...
and others. On Garamond's death, Plantin and Sabon acquired much of his collection of type, and it is sometimes unclear which were Sabon's own design, and which Garamond's. After Sabon's death, his widow married Konrad Berner.