Illustrations
1 Places with an active bookseller or printer 1470–1600 6
2 Number of members of the book trade active in provincial France 1470–1600 7
3 Number of members of the book trade active in the provinces in the 1510s 9
4 Entry for Pierre Grangier in the Dijon tax register, AM Dijon L 206 f. 65 10
5 Number of booksellers and printers in the main French cities 12
6 Number of booksellers and printers per 1,000 inhabitants in the main French cities 13
7 Towns with direct dealings with Lyon booksellers or printers 20
8 Towns with direct dealings with Paris booksellers or printers 21
9 Towns with direct dealings with Poitiers booksellers or printers 22
10 Towns with booksellers who had direct commercial relations with Geneva and Protestant churches founded in the sixteenth century 24
11 Signature of Pierre Abegou, 1598, AD Gironde 3 E 14800 47
12 Signature of Clément Alexandre, 1537, AD Maine-et-Loire 5 E 1 51
13 Signature of Thibaud Ancelin, 1591, AD Gard 2 E 1 280 57
14 Device used by Michel Angier, 1527, USTC 112440 62
15 Device used by Domergue Anselme, 1500, GW M38574 64
16 Signature of Pierre Arnoul, 1537, AD Maine-et-Loire 5 E 1 67
17 Signature of Robert Auber, 1551, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 403 72
18 Signature of Jean Aubin, 1559, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 426 74
19 Signature of Olivier Avenel, 1555, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 415 79
20 Signature of Pierre Barrilhard, 1598, AD Gironde 3 E 14800 91
21 Signature of Bonaventure Belis, 1566, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 446 104
22 Signature of Guillaume Bichon, 1598, AN MC LXXIII 149 120
23 Signature of Jean Blondel, 1550, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 1302 128
24 Signature of Romain Blondel, 1555, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 414 129
25 Signature of Charles de Bougne, 1537, AD Maine-et-Loire 5 E 1 153
26 Signature of Jean Boullenc, 1560, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 430 156
27 Signature of Raoulin Boullenc, 1560, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 430 157
28 Signature of Guillaume Bourdon, 1559, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 426 159
29 Signature of Philippe Bourguignon, 1558, AD Maine-et-Loire 5 E 2 161
30 Signature of Denis Bouvet, 1561, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 431 166
31 Signature of Pierre Brenouzet, 1566, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 447 177
32 Device used by Jean Calvez, 1499, USTC 57340 197
33 Signature of Pierre Caura, 1598, AD Gironde 3 E 14800 204
34 Signature of Matthieu Chedeville, 1564, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 438 219
35 Signature of Nicolas Chedeville, 1565, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 442 220
36 Mark of Jean Chesnaye, 1561, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 433 222
37 Signature of Jean Collet, 1596, AM Troyes Boutiot AA 43 6 247
38 Signature of Joachim de Contrières, 1561, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 436 256
39 Signature of Jean Crevel, 1570, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 474 271
40 Signature of Jean Dache, 1598, AD Gironde 3 E 14800 274
41 Signature of Aimard Dalvy, 1599, AM Périgueux GG 32 275
42 Signature of Pierre I Dalvy, 1598, AD Gironde 3 E 14800 276
43 Signature of Pierre II Dalvy, 1594, AM Périgueux GG 29 276
44 Signature of Gilles Degoys, 1592, AM Périgueux GG 28 287
45 Signature of Pierre Degoys, 1599, AM Perigueux GG 32 288
46 Signature of Jean Desnoyers, 1569, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 462 299
47 Signature of Jean des Planches, 1561, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 433 300
48 Signature of Jean I des Planches, 1557, AM Dijon L 111 300
49 Signature of Pierre Doriou, 1616, AD Loire-Atlantique B 5649 306
50 Signature of Pierre du Gord, 1569, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 463 321
51 Signature of Sébastien du Molin, 1591 AD Indre-et-Loire 3 E 5 252 323
52 Device used by Raphaël du Petit-Val 329
53 Signature of Jean I Elis, 1537, AD Maine-et-Loire 5 E 1 342
54 Signature of Jean de Fontaines, 1560, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 431 367
55 Signature of Jean Fortin, 1561, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 434 368
56 Gadoubert, Amadis 1591 AD Indre-et-Loire 3 E 5 250 376
57 Signature of Claude Garnier, 1584, AM Troyes Boutiot AA 43 3 382
58 Signature of Edme Garreau, 1598, AD Gironde 3 E 14800 384
59 Signature of Claude Isaye Gentil, 1591, AD Indre-et-Loire 3 E 5 252 395
60 Signature of Eloy Gibier, 1583, BM Tours Rés 5569 398
61 Device used by François Girault, 1556, USTC 37674 407
62 Signature of Cornelis Godefroy, 1598, AD Gironde 3 E 14800 409
63 Signature of Antoine Gourdin, 1570, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 474 415
64 Signature of Pierre Grangier, 1557, AM Dijon L 111 422
65 Signature of Zacharie Griveau, 1591, AD Indre-et-Loire 3 E 5 252 427
66 Signature of Mathieu Guillemot, 1591, AD Indre-et-Loire 3 E 5 252 436
67 Device used by Antoine Hernault, 1591, USTC 18064 456
68 Signature of Saturnin Hotot, 1583, BM Tours Rés 5569 463
69 Signature of Jean Houdin, 1555, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 414 464
70 Signature of Pierre Hubault, 1553, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 405 467
71 Signature of Catherine Jabot, 1601, AM Reims C 802 l 175 472
72 Signature of Pierre Jagourt, 1598, AD Gironde 3 E 14800 476
73 Signature of Sébastien Jaquy, 1596, AD Gard 2 E 1 291 478
74 Signature of Jean Julian, 1555, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 415 486
75 Signature of Guillaume Laignel, 1566, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 442 498
76 Signature of Richard I Lallement, 1570, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 471 502
77 Signature of Guillem de la Mothe, 1598, AD Gironde 3 E 14800 504
78 Signature of Jean Lancolle, 1552, AD Gironde 3 E 848 506
79 Signature of Louis Lavanne, 1565, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 444 521
80 Escutcheon of Bertrand de Léau and his second wife, church of Gouesnou 523
81 Signature of Richard Le Febvre, 1553, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 406 542
82 Woodcut used by ‘Jean Le Gascon’, 1577, USTC 10089 548
83 Mark of Robert Le Gentil, 1556, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 417 550
84 Device used by ‘Le Libertin’, 1597, USTC 75273 553
85 Mark of Martin I Le Mesgissier, 1555, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 411 556
86 Signature of Martin II Le Mesgissier, 1564, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 439 557
87 Signature of Tassin Le Mesgissier, 1564, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 439 559
88 Signature of Jean I Le Prest, 1554, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 409 568
89 Signature of Jesse Le Sellier, 1565, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 443 579
90 Signature of Pierre L’Huillier, 1585, AN MC XXXIII 19 587
91 Signature of Michel Logeroys, 1595, AD Ille-et-Vilaine C 2901 591
92 Signature of César Luquet, 1591, AD Gard 2 E 1 280 602
93 Signature of Guido Malignan, 1591, AD Gard 2 E 1 280 616
94 Signature of Robert I Mallard, 1565, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 444 619
95 Signature of Thomas II Mallard, 1559, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 426 621
96 Signature of Pierre Marchant, 1598, AD Gironde 3 E 14800 627
97 Signature of Jean Marie, 1555, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 413 632
98 Signature of Jamet Mettayer, 1591, AD Indre-et-Loire 3 E 5 252 661
99 Device used by Jamet Mettayer, 1594, USTC 2781 662
100 Signature of Simon Millanges, 1598, AD Gironde 3 E 14800 666
101 Signature of Pierre Moulin, 1560, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 432 690
102 Signature of Guillaume Mullot, 1550, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 1302 692
103 Signature of Jean Oudot, 1596, AM Troyes Boutiot AA 43 6 709
104 Signature of Georges Paien, 1595, AD Vendée 3 E 37 259 712
105 Signature of Guillaume Pavye, 1569, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 464 723
106 Signature of Jean Petit, 1570, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 471 732
107 Signature of Charles Pingault, 1552, AD Gironde 3 E 848 746
108 Signature of Louis Pourchel, 1551, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 403 757
109 Signature of Jean Primoult, 1555, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 426 762
110 Signature of Antoine Ravisse, 1598, AD Gironde 3 E 14800 771
111 Signature of Théodore Reinsart, 1594 Museum Plantin Moretus Archive 92 782
112 Signature of Jaspar de Remortier, 1566, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 446 783
113 Signature of Jean Richer, 1591 AD Indre-et-Loire 3 E 5 252 789
114 Signature of Jacques Rousseau, 1572, AM Nantes BB 148 800
115 Signature of Pierre de la Salle, 1598, AD Gironde 3 E 14800 812
116 Signature of Pierre Thoulouze, 1552, AD Gironde 3 E 848 838
117 Device used by ‘Philippe de Tours’, 1578, USTC 7020 842
118 Signature of Antoine Tresfer, 1598, AD Gironde 3 E 14800 846
119 Signature of Florent Valentin, 1559, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 424 857
120 Signature of Robert I Valentin, 1561, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 431 858
121 Signature of Jean Vattes, 1559, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 427 862
122 Signature of Philippe Verdure, 1564, AD Seine-Maritime 2E1 438 866
123 Tomb stone of Pierre de Villiers and Suzanne Béjart, Church of St Jean, Troyes 874
124 Signature of Jacob Virevaloys, 1598, AD Gironde 3 E 14800 878