Figure 142
Granjon’s Civilité: Breton, Paris
From a copy in the Harvard College Library
1559
An example of a book printed in civilité is Sommaire des Singularitez de Pline, a thin 16mo, printed by Richard Breton at Paris in 1559, in two sizes of this type. Though beautifully arranged in the style of a manuscript of that date, it is exceedingly hard to read.