Arend de Keysere (Arnoldus cesaris, Arnoul de Keysere) ( ? -

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, 1490) was a

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masterprinter of

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. De Keysere, who very probably was trained as a

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, started printing in

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in 1480. Shortly afterwards, in 1483, he established himself as a printer in

where he stayed until his death in 1490. De Keyser edited 33 publications : 13 letters of

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, 9

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works and 5 official publications; 23 of them were in

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, 8 in

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and 3 in French. Two of them have remarkable

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*Meester Arend de Keysere, 1480 - 1490 : Dirk Martens-Jaar / J. Machiels. - Gelegenheidsuitg., 1973, 215 p.

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Historie van Saladine. Audenarde [Arend de Keysere, before 1483
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