Moretus, Balthasar, 1574-1641
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Name (Latin)
Moretus, Balthasar, 1574-1641
Other forms of name
Moret, Balthasar, 1574-1641
Date of birth
1574-07-23
Date of death
1641-07-08
Field of activity
Printing
Publishers and publishing
Occupation
Printers
Publishers and publishing
Associated Language
lat
Gender
male
Language
Latin
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Rubens and the book, 1977:p. 1 (Balthasar Moretus, head of the Plantin Press)
- Christopher Plantin, 1960:p. 228-229 (Balthasar Moretus; b. 1574; d. 1641; Balthasar and his brother Joannes took over the Plantin Press in 1610 upon the death of their father, Jan Moretus)
- Lessius, L. Hygiasticon, seu, Vera ratio valetudinis bonae et vitae, 1623:imprint on t.p (apud Balthasarem Moretum) colophon (Balthasaris Moret)
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Balthasar I Moretus
Peter Paul Rubens
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File:Balthasar I Moretus.jpg
Peter Paul Rubens
, Public domain
File:Petrasancta Symbolis heroicis.jpg
Petra Sancta, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
Balthasar Moretus or Balthasar I Moretus (23 July 1574 – 6 July 1641) was a Flemish printer and head of the Officina Plantiniana, the printing company established by his grandfather Christophe Plantin in Antwerp in 1555. He was the son of Martina Plantin and Jan Moretus.
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