Jean Adam
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Jean Adam
Printer in Paris, 1516–1543
Libraire, imprimeur, fondeur de lettres
His dated books occur from 1516 to 1521. His output, which is almost entirely liturgical, is shared with Jean Kerbriant (1516–1518) and his brother-in-law Jean Bienayse (1520–1521). Imprimeurs & libraires parisiens considers that, although he styled himself a printer, he may have been mainly a typefounder and publisher. In the imprints of books of 1518, 1520 and 1521, he is listed as a bookseller rather than a printer.
- Addresses
- No addresses given in his imprints.
- References
- Renouard, Répertoire, 2; Imprimeurs parisiens, i, 2–7.
- BnF Data: Jean Adam
- Devices
- No devices recorded by Renouard
- Types
Name | Size | Dates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
T32 | 52 | 1518 | leaded to 61 |
T30 | 61 | 1518 | |
T16 | 116 | 1518 | |
Rot94 | 56 | 1516 | |
Rot40 | 66 | 1516–[1518] | |
Rot47 | 85 | 1516–[1518] | |
Music | 1516–[1520] | 10 mm stave, 2.0 mm neums |
- Initials
Size | Dates |
---|---|
11 | 1516–1518 |
20 | 1516–1518 |
29 | 1516–1518 |
32 | 1516 |
- Signatures
- ‘$.j.’–‘$.iiij.’
- Catchwords
- None.
22 August 1516[Liturgies. Missals. Salisbury.]Missale ad vsum insignis ac preclare ecclesie Sarum.[Paris]: Consummatum In alma Parisiorum academia. Anno M.ccccc.xvj. [Colophon:] Impressum parisius, per Iohannem kerbriant alias huguelin, & Iohannem Adam socios. Impensis eorundem, necnon Iohannis Petit atque Iohannis Bienayse. Anno millesimo quingentesimo decimosexto. Die vero .xxij. mensis augusti [1516].8°: ✠ a–t⁸ v⁴ A–I ²A–H⁸.
[View full record] C.35.d.8 (lacks leaves 1, 2, 7, 8; title page supplied in facsimile)
Davis 20.1516[Liturgies. Missals. Cistercians.]Missale as vsum Cistercien. ordinis.[Paris]: Per Iohannem Kerbriant, alias Huguelin: et Iohannem Adam socios. Parisius pro Iohanne Petit, impressum. Anno millesimo quingentesimo decimo sexto [1516].8°: <A> a–o⁸ p⁴; A–K⁸.
[View full record] C.36.d.16. 1518[Liturgies. Missals. Rome.]Missale ad sacrosancte Romane ecclesie vsum.[Paris]: impressum. Nouissime quoque in alma Parisiorum academia. Anno Millesimo quingentesimo decimo octauo. [Colophon:] Impressum Parisius per Iohannem Kerbriant, alias Huguelin, & Iohannem bienayse socios. Impensis eorundem ac Iohannis Adam, [1518].8°: ✠⁸ a–r⁸; A–E⁸ F⁴; ²A–H⁸ I⁴.
[View full record] 3395.c.17 (destroyed by bombing in World War II) 9 February 1518 [1519 n.s.?][Liturgies. Breviaries. Salisbury.]Portiforium seu breuiarium ad vsum insignis ecclesie Sarum.[Paris]: [pr. by J. Adam and partners?]. [Colophon:] Anno .1518. exactum est nona Februarij. [1518 (1519 n.s.?)].8°: A–P⁸ Q⁶; ✠ a–p⁸; AA–EE⁸.Printed in Paris by Jean Adam and Jean Kerbriant.
[View full record] C.107.e.55 (lacks C8) 22 November 1520[Liturgies. Missals. Rome.]Missale ad sacrosancte ecclesie Romane vsum.[Paris]: [Colophon:] In alma Parisiorum academia impensis Iohannis bienayse et Iohannis adam, 1520.2°: ✠⁸ a–h⁸ i–k⁶; A⁸ B–C⁶ D⁴; ²A–D⁸; 3A–F⁶; ⁴A–H⁸ I⁶.Printed in Paris for Jean Adam and Jean Bienayse, presumably with their typographical material or possibly printed by Wolfgang Hopyl.
[View full record] 3366.dd.14 (destroyed by bombing in World War II)
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