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Rouen was under English occupation from 1415 to 1450.
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William K. Sassions (1482) Les Derex Pieues. Rouen, Edinburgh,
York, early 16th C printing connections.
Rouen - capital of Lower Normandy - a center for the
sale of books. Martin Morin 1492-1522 - usually
considered to be Rouen's 1st printer with numerous
imprints of a high typographic standard - printed
liturgical works for the Church of Hereford, Salisbury
and York.
The demand for books by the English Churches was
largely met by established printers in Venice, Paris,
Lyon, Antwerp and Rouen.
The greatest number of books printed in Rouen for the
English churches were for Salisbury and for the most part
these were produced by M. Morin from as early as 1492
[?Frere?] estimates that each book would require a year
to typeset and print. (Romanus [insert] Oct. 23 [end insert] patron saint of Rouen.)
Rouen provided for the Church of Salisbury 16 ed.
of the Missal [insert] 6 by Morin, 3 by Oliver, 1 by Vislette etc. [end insert], 12 of the Manual and 5 of the Processional.
Scarcity of these books - Henry VIII's proclamation of 1534
instructing that the name and title of the Pope be removed
from all existing church books. A further ordinance of 1542
requested the revision of all books used by the Church of
England.
Rouen was an important center of printing at the
beginning of the 16th C, a great many publishers in other towns and
countries having the work which they edited printed
in this city. Rothomagi=Rouen
BMC M. Morin probably a native of Orbec, a village near
Lisieux - 1st met with as a printer 1491 GW 5439.
notable series of handsome service books of English and
foreign uses - includes 3 ed. of the Sarum Missal and 2 of
the Sarum Breviary printed before the turn of the Century.
-Morin's output of the liturgical works for which Rouen printers
became famous, continued until within a year or 2 of his death in 1522.