Claude Chevallon (1479–1537) was a medieval French printer.
Life
He was born in 1479.
He was active as a printer from 1511 to 1537.
In 1520, he married female printer
Charlotte Guillard
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Berthold Rembolt Berthold Rembolt (died 1518) was a medieval printer.
Life
He was originally from Ehenheim in Alsace.
He died in 1518.
Career
Though a native of Strasbourg, he worked in Paris. His printing career began in 1494. He was a contemporary of G ...
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and they worked together to develop the printer-publisher business.
Claude Chevallon's printer's mark had been two horses, and he added the sun to this when their shops merged.
When he died in 1537,
his widow took over the business, continuing for 20 years until her own death in 1557.
Claude Chevallon had a daughter named Gillette.
An illustration in S. Bernardus, ''Opera omnia'', Paris, 1526–27 shows the family group of Chevallon with his wife and daughter; their clothing indicates that they were middle class and quite prosperous.
Bibliography
Some of the notable books printed by him include:
* ''Legenda Francisci''
* ''
Sarum Breviary''
* 1516 ''Destructorium Viciorum'' by
Alexander Carpenter
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, Paris
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French printers
1479 births
1537 deaths