Guillaume Le Rouge
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Guillaume Le Rouge
Printer in Paris, 1493-1517
Imprimeur, succeeded his father Pierre Le Rouge from 1493
Worked in Chablis (1489), in Troyes (1491-1492), and then in Paris. Noted for the introduction of the first italic type in Paris. The Inventaire chronologique records no books with his name for 1515 and 1516. Called ‘Rubeus’ in Latin. Le Rouge seems to have worked particularly for the bookseller Denis Roce. Petrus de Ponte worked for Le Rouge as a corrector as well as an author.
Le Rouge is the earliest Parisian printer to use an italic type, though one with a rather unusual uppercase.
- Address
- 1509-1510 : in vico Sancti Iohannis Lateranensis sub Cornu Damne (‘rue Sainct Iehan de Latran, a lenseigne de la Corne de Daing, devant sainct Benoist’)
- References
- Renouard, Répertoire, 271.
- H. Monceaux, Bulletin de la Société des sciences historiques et naturelles de l’Yonne, 1894-1896, p. 48-50.
- BnF Data: Guillaume Le Rouge (imprimeur, 14..-15..)
- Devices
| Name | Dates | Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renouard 642 | 1517 | 49x33 | Fleur de lys with initials GR |
| red fleur de lys | 1512-1513 | 23x18 |
- Types
| Name | Size | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| R20 | 64 | 1513 | |
| R6 | 94 | 1513 | |
| R2 | 116 | 1517 | |
| T17 | 114 | 1512/1513 | |
| T9 | 145 | 1513 | |
| T6 | 220 | 1513 | |
| Rot6 | 190 | 1513 | |
| It9 | 58 | 1512/1513 | |
| It4 | 79 | 1512/1513 | |
| It2 | 93 | 1513 | |
| It1 | 118 | 1512-1513 | |
| Gk5A | 79 | 1512 | |
| Gk2 | 116 | 1517 | |
| Gk10 | 58 | 1512-1513 |
- Initials
| Size | Dates |
|---|---|
| 13 | 1513 |
| 15 | 1512-1513 |
| 17x15 | 1513-1515 |
| 18 | 1513-1515 |
| 21 | 1512-1515 |
| 28 | 1512-1513 |
| 45x39 | 1513 |
- Signatures
- ‘$i’–‘$ii’ and ‘$.i.’–‘$.iiii.’
- Catchwords
- none
1 April 1512Lucan, 39-65.[Pharsalia.]Marci Annei Lucani ... Pharsalia cum familiari ... annotatione Petri de ponte caeci brugensis.[Paris]: [Colophon:] Parrhisiis elaboratum calendis aprilibus. M.D.xii. per Guielmum le rouge expensis vero Dionisii roce bibliopolae iurati, [1512].8°: A10 B–Z AA–ZZ &&8.Printed in Paris by Guillaume Le Rouge for Denis Roce.
[View full record] 684.b.8.
C.8.e.12.
G.9435.1512Plautus, Titus Maccius.[Comoediae.]M. Plauti ... Comoediae luculentissimae ... nuper recognitae a ... Symone charpentario.[Paris]: Veneunt apud Dionysium Roce [pr. by G. Le Rouge], [c. 1512].8°: a b–z & ʔ [mis-signed ‘ꝝ’] ꝝ ₵⁸ ã⁴; A–Y AA–KK⁸.Printed in Paris for Denis Roce with the typographical material of Guillaume Le Rouge.
[View full record] G.9616/9617. 1512Pontanus, Petrus, -1529.[Pro impetranda pace.]Petri de ponte Ceci brugensis Pro Impetranda Pace Oratio.[Paris]: A Dionysio Roce Parrhisius [pr. by G. Le Rouge], [c. 1512].4°: a⁶.Printed in Paris for Denis Roce with the typographical material of Guillaume Le Rouge.
[View full record] T.1516(8). 26 January 1513Pontanus, Petrus, -1529.[Incomparanda Genovefeum.]Petri de ponte ceci brugensis incomparanda Genouefeum.[Paris]: [Colophon:] Impressum parrhysii prelis et opera Guielmi le rouge expensis et vtilitate Dyonisii roce, Anno quingentesimo duodecimo supra millesimum septimo Kalendas februarias [1512 (1513 n.s.)].4°: π² A–V⁴/⁸ X⁴ y⁸ z AA⁴ BB⁶ (BB6 blank?).Printed in Paris by Guillaume Le Rouge for Denis Roce.
[View full record] 1069.b.11 (lacks sig. π).
T.1516(10).10 March 1513Jerome, Saint,, -419 or 420.[Epistolae.]Epistolarum diui Hieronymi ... Codicilli tres.[Paris]: In edibus Ponceti le preulx prostant [pr. by G. Le Rouge], [1512/1513].8°: πa–b a–z & ʔ A–C⁸; πaa–bb⁸ πcc⁴ aa–zz && ꝝꝝ AA–GG⁸ HH⁴; πaaa–bbb⁸ aaa–zzz &&& ʔʔʔ ꝝꝝꝝ AAA –MMM⁸ NNN⁴.Printed in Paris for Poncet Le Preux with the typographical material of Guillaume Le Rouge.
[View full record] C.109.m.44 (lacks C⁸ and vol. 3) 14 March 1513Juvenalis, Decimus Junius.[Satirae.]Iuuenalis Satirae .xvi. diligentissime ab Ascensio cum marginalibus adnotamentis et argumentis Mancinellicis coimpressae.[Paris]: Venundantur in aedibus Dionisii Roce. [Colophon:] Parisius exaratum decimonono calendas apriles. M.D.xii. per guillelmum rubeum pro Dionysio roce, [1512 (1513 n.s.?)].8°: A–K⁸ L².Printed in Paris by Guillaume Le Rouge for Denis Roce.
[View full record] G.9431. 1 April 1513Mirandula, Octavianus.Viridarium Illustrium Poetarum ... quibusque ... sententias Fausti poete Regis atque regine addimus.[Paris]: Venundantur Parisius in vico sancti Iacobi sub signo diui Martini [address of D. Roce]. [Colophon:] Opera & impensis Dyonisii Roce [pr. by G. Le Rouge], Anno .M. quingentesimo decimo tertio. Ad Kalendas Apriles [1513].8°: A–H⁸ I⁴; a–z aa–dd⁸ ee⁴.Printed in Paris for Denis Roce with the typographical material of Guillaume Le Rouge.
[View full record] 11409.bb.28. 24 November 1513Vergil, Polydore, 1470?-1555.[De inventoribus rerum.]Polydori vergilij vrbinatis de inuentoribus rerum libri tres.[Paris]: [Colophon:] Impressum Parrhisiis per Guillelmum le Rouge Impensis vero Dionysii Roce. Anno .M.D.xiii. Octauo Calen. Decembres [1513].4°: a–h⁸/⁴.Printed in Paris by Guillaume Le Rouge for Denis Roce.
[View full record] C.97.bb.20. 1513Chappusius, Nicolaus.[De mente et memoria.]Nicolai Chappusii de mente & memoria libellus.[Paris]: Venundantur parrhisius in vico sancti Iacobi sub intersignio diui Martini [address of D. Roce; pr. by G. Le Rouge], [1513?].4°: A–B⁸ C⁶.Printed in Paris for Denis Roce with the typographical material of Guillaume Le Rouge.
[View full record] 1480.b.6. 1513Pontanus, Petrus, -1529.[Invectivum carmen.]Petri de ponte Ceci brugensis inuectiuum carmen aduersus discipulos atque Magistros qui tanta vecordia concitantur vt propter colorum selectus discidii quidpiam promoueant.[Paris]: Venundantur in vico sancti Iacobi sub intersignio diui Martini [address of D. Roce; pr. by G. Le Rouge], [1513?].4°: A–C⁴.Printed in Paris for Denis Roce with the typographical material of Guillaume Le Rouge.
[View full record] T.1516(6). 1514Pontanus, Petrus, -1529.[De conquestu natium.]Petrus de ponte Cecus brugensis de conquestu natium.[Paris]: Venum in vico sancti Iacobi ad intersignium diui Martini inuenies [address of D. Roce; pr. by G. Le Rouge], [c. 1513–1514].4°: a⁶.Printed in Paris for Denis Roce with the typographical material of Guillaume Le Rouge.
[View full record] T.1516(9). 1515[Liturgies. Hours. Rome.]Horae virginis intemerate secundum vsum Romane ecclesie.[Paris]: [Colophon:] Apud Parrhisios per Guillermum le Rouge, [c. 1515].8°: a b–h A–F⁸.Printed in Paris by Guillaume Le Rouge.
[View full record] C.41.b.21 (vellum) 1515Andrelini, Publio Fausto, 1462-1518.[Elegiae.]Elegie Fausti.[Paris]: Venditur in Vico Sancti Iacobi in intersignio diui Martini [address of D. Roce; pr. by G. Le Rouge]. [Colophon:] Pro Dyonisio Roce, [c. 1515].4°: a–d⁴/⁸ e⁴ f⁶.Printed in Paris for Denis Roce with the typographical material of Guillaume Le Rouge.
[View full record] 11403.b.7. 22 August 1517Galen.[De sanitate tuenda.]Galeni de sanitate tuenda Libri sex Thoma Linacro Anglo Interprete.[Paris]: [Colophon:] Impressum Parisiis per Guilielmum Rubeum, Anno .M.D.xvij. vndecimo calendas Septembris [1517].2°: a–i K–M⁶ N⁸.Printed in Paris by Guillaume Le Rouge.
[View full record] C.19.e.15 (vellum)
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