Charlotte Guillard — printer
- Creator(s):
- Alexander ab Alexandro
- Title:
- Alexandri ab Alexandro iurisperiti Neapolitani genialium dierum libri sex, varia ac recondita eruditione referti
- Publication/Origin:
- Paris: Carolam Guillard, 1539
- Description:
- Charlotte Guillard was one of the most eminent of the approximately fifty women printers in sixteenth-century Paris. She edited and published in Latin, Greek and French. Married to two printers, and twice widowed, she printed under her own name. Guillard was responsible for the printing works, a bookshop, property, and leases. She began printing in 1502 and continued until her death in 1557. A consummate businesswoman and scholar, she printed substantial academic, legal and religious texts, over two hundred titles in all.
- Citation:
- Alexander ab Alexandro, Alexandri ab Alexandro iurisperiti Neapolitani genialium dierum libri sex, varia ac recondita eruditione referti, Paris: Carolam Guillard, 1539, Lisa Unger Baskin Collection, Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Accessed April 20, 2024, https://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhibits/show/baskin/item/3941