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.
1 April 1512
Lucan, 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.
1512
Plautus, 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.
1512
Pontanus, 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.
26 January 1513
Pontanus, 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?).
10 March 1513
Jerome, 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.
14 March 1513
Juvenalis, 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.
1 April 1513
Mirandula, 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.
24 November 1513
Vergil, 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.
1513
Chappusius, 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.
1513
Pontanus, 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.
1514
Pontanus, 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.
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.
1515
Andrelini, 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.
22 August 1517
Galen.
[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.