Laurent Hostingue

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Laurent Hostingue
Printer in Caen, 1509–1512, 1517–1526

Imprimeur, libraire

Worked in Rouen (with Jamet Loys) between 1499 and 1508. Apparently the sole printer in Caen at this date. Much of his output is undated.

Addresses
Walsby: ‘Près le marché neuf’ (Rouen, 1505), ‘Devant la tour au Landoys’ (Caen, 1510), ‘Près l’église saint Vivien’ (Rouen, 1508–1516), ‘Rue estoupée’ (1515)
References
Pierre Aquilon, Répertoire bibliographique des livres imprimés en France au seizième siècle, BBA 73, 27e livraison (1978).
Malcolm Walsby, Booksellers and Printers in Provincial France 1470–1600, Leiden, Brill (2020), no. 1380, p. 460–461.
Devices
Types
Name Size Dates Notes
T31 62 1520?
T24 92 1509,1510 (Delisle Plate XI)
T26 95 1520-1529 Dellisle Plate XIV
T17 112 1520?
Rot69 63
Rot40? 66 1510
Rot7 150 1520+
Rot3 180 1509–1511, 1520? Delisle
6.0 [1510–1520]
9.0 1510[–1520]
Initials
Size Dates
9x11 mm 1510
11x13 mm [1510–1520]
14 mm 1518 or later
19 mm [1510–1520]
20x25 mm 1510
23 mm c.1520
28 mm 1520 or later
32 mm 1510
Signatures
‘$i.’–‘$iiii.’ (a1 signed); ‘$i’–‘$iij’; ‘$’ only; ‘$.’ only; ‘$.i.’ only.
Catchwords
None

The following books were printed by Laurent Hostingue in Caen

26 April 1510
Normandy. Coutumes.
Le grant coustumier du pays & duche de normendie ...
[Caen]: Nouuellement imprime a Caen par Laurens Hostingue Pour Michel angier Libraire de Caen Et pour Iehan mace aussi Libraire demourant a Renes Et ont este acheuez Lan de grace Mil cinq cens et dix. Le .xxviii. iour Dapuril. [Colophon:] Imprimees a Caen pour Michel angier demourant audict lieu & Iehan mace demourant a Renes Et furent acheuees, le vingtsixiesme iour Dapuril. Mil Cinq centz et dix [1510].
2°: a¹⁰ b–o⁸ p–q⁶ A–E⁸ F¹⁰ G–I⁸ K¹⁰.
Printed in Caen by Laurent Hostingue for Michel Angier in Caen and Jean Macé in Rennes.
[View full record]5402.c.13.
1515
Fontenay, Guy de, 1480-1534.
[Synonimorum liber.]
Guidonis de Fontenayo bituricensis tum iuuenibus tum artis et poetice et oratorie degustatoribus quibusuis conducibilium ... synonymorum ... liber ... Secunda synonimorum recognitio ... olla patella.
[Rouen, or Caen?]: Venundantur Rothomagi in officina Radulphi gaultier [pr. by L. Hostingue in Caen?], [c. 1515?].
8°: A B–E⁸ F⁴.
Possibly printed in Caen with the typographical material of Laurent Hostingue, or by an unidentified printer in Rouen, for Raulin Gaultier in Rouen.
[View full record]1568/3295.
1518
Aesop.
Fabule Esopi.
[Caen]: [Colophon:] Impressus Cadomi In officina Laurentii hostingue pro Michaele angier librario iuxta pontem Sancti Petri moram agentis, [not later than 1518].
8°: A–B⁸.
Printed in Caen by Laurent Hostingue for Michel Angier.
[View full record]G.7706.
1518
Cato, Dionysius.
Catho cum commento.
[Caen]: [Colophon:] Impressus Cadomi per Laurentium hostingue pro Michaele angier & Ioanne mace librario Redonis commorante, [not after 1518].
4°: a–e⁶ f⁴ g⁶.
Printed in Caen by Laurent Hostingue for Michel Angier and for Jean Macé in Rennes.
[View full record]C.56.e.5.
1518
Cura clericalis: Lege. Relege.
[Caen]: [Colophon:] Imprime a Caen par Laurens hostingue pour Michel angier libraire demourant audit lieu pres les grandes Escolles, [not before 1518].
8°: A B⁸.
Printed in Caen by Laurent Hostingue for Michel Angier.
[View full record]C.111.aa.6(1).
1520
Instructio virorum ecclesiasticorum.
[Caen]: [Colophon:] Imprime a Caen pour Michel angier [pr. by L. Hostingue], [1520 or later].
8°: A–B⁸ C⁴.
Printed in Caen with the typographical material of Laurent Hostingue for Michel Angier, c. 1520.
[View full record]C.111.aa.6(2).
1520
Auctoritates Aristotelis Senece: Boecij: Platonis: ...
[Caen]: [not before 1520].
8°: A⁸ B–H⁸ I⁴.
Printed in Caen with the typographical material of Laurent Hostingue for Michel Angier.
[View full record]520.a.11.
1520
Lochmaier, Michael, active 15th century.
Parrochiale curatorum ... Editum a ... Michaele Lochmaier.
[Caen]: [pr. by L. Hostingue], [c. 1520].
8°: π a–z⁸.
Printed in Caen with the typographical material of Laurent Hostingue c. 1520.
[View full record]5061.a.26.

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