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- Died:
- 1530
- Subjects Of Study:
- roman
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Richard Pynson
English printer
Richard Pynson (died 1530) was a printer in London, a native of Normandy who introduced roman type into English printing (1509). His chief rival in London was Wynkyn de Worde. About 1490, Pynson took over the business of William de Machlinia, leading London publisher of law books. In a 40-year career, he produced about 400 diverse titles, although he always specialized in legal works. Evidently, he was appointed printer to the new king, Henry VIII, in 1509, and he printed Henry’s anti-Lutheran defense of the papacy (1521).
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