Abraham Elzevir
Abraham Elzevir (4 April 1592 — 14 August 1652) was a Dutch printer.
Title page from Prof. Nicolaes Tulp's book called Observacionum Medicarum, published by Ludovicum Elzevirium, published in Amsterdam in 1641
Elzevir was born and died in Leiden. He inherited the House of Elzevir from his grandfather Louis Elzevir and his uncle Bonaventure Elzevir. In its best years it was reputedly the greatest publishing business in the world, with filials in numerous European cities.
External links
- Works by or about Abraham Elzevir in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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