[DCRM-L] 1659 Tyrocinium chymicum

[Robert Maxwell]

Hello, all,

I cataloged a 1659 edition yesterday of Tyrocinium chymicum (digital version here: https://www.google.com/books?id=1ek9JITDVIYC) and am curious about a couple of things.

First, does anybody know anything about the Geneva printer Blasius Le Melais? As far as I can tell this is the only book he printed. Second, he's using one of the Estienne devices on the title page (it looks like no. 18 in Schreiber, The Estiennes, p. 256)-is he related to the Estienne Geneva operation in some way (perhaps a descendant of an Estienne?) or did he just steal the mark? I don't think any Estiennes were active in Geneva in 1659.

Thanks,
Bob


Robert L. Maxwell
Ancient Languages and Special Collections Librarian
6728 Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
(801)422-5568

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