Gomar Estienne

Bookbinding by Gomar Estienne in the British Library

Gomar Estienne (died 1555) was a French bookbinder.

He was born in Brabant, was married to a French woman (possibly from a family of booksellers), and became a French citizen in 1547. In the same year he succeeded Étienne Roffet as bookbinder to the French king at the Palace of Fontainebleau and head of the so-called Fontainebleau workshop, a position he held during its most productive period (1547–1552). He was in turn succeeded by Claude de Picques in this post. Towards the end of his life, a decreased demand from Fontainebleau meant that Estienne could take more private commissions from Paris as well. He died at the latest in the spring of 1555.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Le Bars, Fabienne (September 2023). "Gomar Estienne (15..-1555)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Le Bars, Fabienne (September 2023). "Atelier de Fontainebleau". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Lafitte, Marie-Pierre; Le Bars, Fabienne (1999). Reliures royales de la Renaissance : la Librairie de Fontainebleau, 1544-1570. Bibliothèque nationale de France. p. 34. ISBN 2-7177-2066-9. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
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