Julian Notary

Julian Notary (1455–1523)[1][2] was an English printer and bookseller.

Julian Notary
Born1455 (1455)
Died1523 (1524) (aged 68)
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)Printer, bookseller

Career

As a printer of books, Notary frequently collaborated with Wynkyn de Worde. He had a French associate named Jean Barbier. In the colophon to his books, he writes that he lived in Kings street near Westminster. His earliest work is dated to 20 December 1498.[3]

Notary was also a bookbinder.[4]

He used the initials of "I.N." as a printers mark on his books.[5]

References

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  1. "Julian Notary". Oxforddnb.com. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  2. "Incunabula Project blog » Julian Notary". Lib.cam.ac.uk. 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  3. Timperley, Charles Henry (1839). A Dictionary of Printers and Printing: With the Progress of Literature ... - Charles Henry Timperley – Google Books. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
  4. "Klassiekers – A Short History of English Printing, 1476 1898 – Pagina 10". Wattpad. 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  5. Gordon Duff, E. (2011-04-14). The Printers, Stationers and Bookbinders of Westminster and London from 1476 ... - E. Gordon Duff – Google Books. ISBN 9780521188326. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
  6. Jean-Luc Deuffic, "Un imprimeur et relieur breton à Londres : Julian Notary (ca 1455- après 1523)", extrait de PECIA 6, 2004, p. 139-156. link
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