Plantin
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Plantin may refer to:
  • Christophe Plantin
    Christophe Plantin
    Christophe Plantin was an influential Renaissance humanist and book printer and publisher.-Life:...

     (1520–1589), Humanist, printer, and publisher
  • Plantin (typeface)
    Plantin (typeface)
    Plantin is a transitional serif typeface named after the printer Christophe Plantin. It was first cut in 1913 under the direction of Frank Hinman Pierpont for the Monotype Corporation, and is based on a Gros Cicero face cut in the 16th century by Robert Granjon...

  • Plantin Press
    Plantin Press
    The Plantin Press at Antwerp was one of the focal centers of the fine printed book in the 16th century.Christophe Plantin of Touraine, trained as a bookbinder, fled from Paris, where at least one printer had recently been burned at the stake for heresy, for Antwerp, where he bound books, became a...

    , 16th century Antwerp publisher
  • Plantin-Moretus Museum
    Plantin-Moretus Museum
    The Plantin-Moretus Museum is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium honouring the famous printers Christoffel Plantijn and Jan Moretus. It is located in their former residence and printing establishment, Plantin Press, at the Friday Market.- History :...

    , Antwerp
  • 6808 Plantin
    6808 Plantin
    6808 Plantin is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 5, 1932 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.- External links :*...

    , asteroid
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