granted permission to use the grecs du roi or Greek types of the king. In the 1530s Estienne's printing represents the first use of apostrophes and grave and acute accents in France. Moreover, Estienne was known as one of the printers responsible for adapting the Aldine roman type in France.

Dictionaries

One of the best printers of his time, Robert Estienne was asked to either compile a dictionary from the best Latin

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