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Jean Jannon
1658Dec, 20

Jean Jannon

Jean Jannon, French designer and typefounder (b. 1580)
Jean Jannon (died 20 December 1658) was a French Protestant printer, type designer, punchcutter and typefounder active in Sedan in the seventeenth century. He was a reasonably prolific printer by contemporary standards, printing several hundred books.

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