Paraphrases sur les Epistres de S. Paul

Jean Camusat had been named official printer to the prestigious French Academy in 1634. After his death in 1639, Cardinal Richelieu sought to replace Camusat’s widow with another printer. By lobbying the members of the Academy and authors like the bishop Godeau, the widow successfully retained her contracts and the role of printer to France’s highest cultural institution.

Denise de Courbes

Antoine GODEAU

1637-1641

A 1150

Paris: chez la veuve Jean Camusat