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.
Printed in Paris by Jean Kerbriant and Jean Adam for themselves, Jean Petit and Jean Bienayse.
[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.
Printed in Paris by Jean Adam and Jean Kerbriant for Jean Petit.
[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.
Printed in Paris by Jean Kerbriant and Jean Bienayse for themselves and Jean Adam.
[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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