Horace Cardon
Horace Cardon , Latin Horatius Cardon (* 1565 or 1566 in Lucca , Italy, † 1641 ) was a French printer and publisher .
Cardon was the son of the Catalan Joseph Folch de Cardonna and Isabetta Andrioli, daughter of Sébastiano Andrioli, a nobleman from Lucca. In 1605 Henri IV awarded him the title of nobility for a military achievement. With the fortune that he had built up together with his brother Jacques as a printer and publisher in Lyon and Tournon , he acquired the Château de Rochecardon in 1620 .
Web links
- CERL Thesaurus: Cardon, Horace
- rochnature.files.wordpress.com: La vie d'Horace CARDON (PDF)
- sdx.rhonealpes.fr: Hôtel Horace Cardon (en cours d'étude)
- www.pitts.emory.edu: printer's mark of Horace Cardon
- Florilège du Livre Rare - Rare Book Florilegium: De quelques Libraires-Imprimeurs de Lyon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cardon, Horace |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cardon, Horatius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French printer and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1565 or 1566 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lucca , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1641 |