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Richard Pynson

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Richard Pynson (1448 in Normandy – 1529) was one of the first printers of English books. [1]

37 relations: Alexander of Villedieu, Amerigo Vespucci, Bag, Book of hours, Bookbinding, Christopher Columbus, Fidei defensor, Glove, Henry VII of England, Henry VIII of England, Incunable, Initial, John Mandeville, Julian Notary, Martin Luther, Middle English, Missal, Normandy, Patronage, Printing, Roman type, Rouen, Sebastian Brant, Ship of Fools (satire), Sir Tryamour, St Clement Danes, St Paul's Cathedral, Statute, Temple Bar, London, Terence, The Canterbury Tales, Typography, William Caxton, William de Machlinia, Woodcut, Wynkyn de Worde, Xenophobia.

Alexander of Villedieu

Alexander of Villedieu was a French author, teacher and poet, who wrote text books on Latin grammar and arithmetic, everything in verse.

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Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454February 22, 1512) was an Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer.

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Bag

A bag (also known regionally as a sack) is a common tool in the form of a non-rigid container.

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Book of hours

The book of hours is a Christian devotional book popular in the Middle Ages.

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Bookbinding

Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book of codex format from an ordered stack of paper sheets that are folded together into sections or sometimes left as a stack of individual sheets.

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Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus (before 31 October 145120 May 1506) was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer.

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Fidei defensor

Fidei defensor (feminine: Fidei defensatrix) is a Latin title which translates to Defender of the Faith in English and Défenseur de la Foi in French.

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Glove

A glove (Middle English from Old English glof) is a garment covering the whole hand.

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Henry VII of England

Henry VII (Harri Tudur; 28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was the King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 to his death on 21 April 1509.

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Henry VIII of England

Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 1509 until his death.

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Incunable

An incunable, or sometimes incunabulum (plural incunables or incunabula, respectively), is a book, pamphlet, or broadside printed in Europe before the year 1501.

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Initial

In a written or published work, an initial or drop cap is a letter at the beginning of a word, a chapter, or a paragraph that is larger than the rest of the text.

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John Mandeville

Sir John Mandeville is the supposed author of The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, a travel memoir which first circulated between 1357 and 1371.

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Julian Notary

Julian Notary (1455–1523) was an English printer and bookseller.

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Martin Luther

Martin Luther, (10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk, and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation.

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Middle English

Middle English (ME) is collectively the varieties of the English language spoken after the Norman Conquest (1066) until the late 15th century; scholarly opinion varies but the Oxford English Dictionary specifies the period of 1150 to 1500.

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Missal

A missal is a liturgical book containing all instructions and texts necessary for the celebration of Mass throughout the year.

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Normandy

Normandy (Normandie,, Norman: Normaundie, from Old French Normanz, plural of Normant, originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is one of the 18 regions of France, roughly referring to the historical Duchy of Normandy.

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Patronage

Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows to another.

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Printing

Printing is a process for reproducing text and images using a master form or template.

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Roman type

In Latin script typography, roman is one of the three main kinds of historical type, alongside blackletter and italic.

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Rouen

Rouen (Frankish: Rodomo; Rotomagus, Rothomagus) is a city on the River Seine in the north of France.

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Sebastian Brant

Sebastian Brant (also Brandt) (1457 – 10 May 1521) was a German humanist and satirist.

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Ship of Fools (satire)

Ship of Fools (Modern German: Das Narrenschiff, Latin: Stultifera Navis, original medieval German title: Daß Narrenschyff ad Narragoniam) is a satirical allegory in German verse published in 1494 in Basel, Switzerland, by the humanist and theologian Sebastian Brant.

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Sir Tryamour

Sir Tryamour is a Middle English romance dated to the late fourteenth century.

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St Clement Danes

St Clement Danes is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London.

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St Paul's Cathedral

St Paul's Cathedral, London, is an Anglican cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of London and the mother church of the Diocese of London.

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Statute

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a city, state, or country.

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Temple Bar, London

Temple Bar was the principal ceremonial entrance to the City of London on its western side from the City of Westminster.

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Terence

Publius Terentius Afer (c. 195/185 – c. 159? BC), better known in English as Terence, was a Roman playwright during the Roman Republic, of Berber descent.

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The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales (Tales of Caunterbury) is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400.

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Typography

Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed.

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William Caxton

William Caxton (c. 1422 – c. 1491) was an English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer.

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William de Machlinia

William de Machlinia was an English printer who was active in the 15th century.

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Woodcut

Woodcut is a relief printing technique in printmaking.

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Wynkyn de Worde

Wynkyn de Worde (died 1534) was a printer and publisher in London known for his work with William Caxton, and is recognised as the first to popularise the products of the printing press in England.

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Xenophobia

Xenophobia is the fear and distrust of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pynson

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