About Jean Brito
Lived 1415 – 1500. Jean Brito was a Belgian printer and typographer.
Jean Brito or Jan Brulelou (active 1455–1483) was a Breton printer in the Burgundian Netherlands. He was born in Pipriac, a village approximately halfway between Rennes and Nantes. He moved to Tournai where he worked as a calligrapher. Then he moved to Bruges, where he became a printer in the course of the 1470s. In a short verse he refers to himself as a citizen of Bruges.
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Who was Jean Brito?
Breton printer
When was Jean Brito born?
Jean Brito was born in 1415 in Pipriac.
When did Jean Brito die?
Jean Brito died in 1500 in Bruges.
What was Jean Brito's occupation?
Jean Brito was a printer and typographer.
What nationality was Jean Brito?
Jean Brito was Belgian.
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