François Didot

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François Didot

French printer and bookseller

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Didot Family
…of the family business was François Didot (1689–1757), who began business as a printer and bookseller in Paris in 1713. He was best known for publishing a 20-volume collection of the works of the Abbé Prévost. Didot’s eldest son, François-Ambroise (1730–1804), altered the standard of type design by allowing greater…
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…of the family business was François Didot (1689–1757), who began business as a printer and bookseller in Paris in 1713. He was best known for publishing a 20-volume collection of the works of the Abbé Prévost. Didot’s eldest son, François-Ambroise (1730–1804), altered the standard of type design by allowing greater…
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