About Ange Vergèce
Lived 1505 – 1569 (aged 63–64). Ange Vergèce was a master scribe, librarian, translator, writer, scholar and hellenist.
Angelo Vergecio (, ; 1505–1569) was a Greek copyist from Crete active in Venice and France. He became a royal scribe for Francis I of France and his successors, was responsible for copying over fifty Greek manuscripts, and played a role in the dissemination of Greek among the humanist circles in France. His handwriting formed the basis of the grecs du roi typeface designed by Claude Garamond.
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Who was Ange Vergèce?
Greek copyist
When was Ange Vergèce born?
Ange Vergèce was born in 1505 in Crete.
When did Ange Vergèce die?
Ange Vergèce died in 1569 in France.
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Ange Vergèce was a master scribe, librarian, translator, writer, scholar and hellenist.
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