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Both Paris & Rouen were important centers of the trade -
England in liturgied books. Not only had the French printers
greater ex perience in this form of printing & far more
attractive illust., but they could supply service books at a
price - which the English printer could not compete, for
both vellum & paper cost far less in France. For one
thing, there were paper mills in many towns & villages in
Normandy.
Rouen - 1st printer G. Le Telleu - 1st dated work May 1487.
"Les Chroniques de Normandic"
Between the years 1492 - 1517 at least 18 service books for
English use were printed by M. Morin of Rouen.
Jean Richard, a Rouen bookseller was agent for sale of
many - Rouen printed books in England
the printer included M. Morin, P. Olivier, P. Violette,
Richard Hamillon , R. & F. Valentin, N. le Roux & J. le Prest

Sessions Rouen - capital of lower Normandy - a recognized center for the sale of books
Caen - " of upper "
The English were expelled from Rouen in 1449.
Weale - Bahotta (1928) M. Morin S = Sarum. R = Rothomagense,
1490
S-92 Oct12
93 17April
R-95 18 Nov
96
S-97 4 Dec
97 10 April
R-99 26 March
1503 30 March
1504
1504 25 Sept.
R-04 7June
05 28Sept
05 2 March
S-06 12 May
06 15 May
06 28 Aug
S-1508 27 may
S-1508 6 Aug
08 28 Sept
S-ca 1510
S-10 26 Nov
S-11 April
15 13 21 March *316
R-13 21 March
R-13 6 Feb
14 21 April
14 21 July
S-14 15 Feb
S-15 9 Aug
16 12 Nov
17 31 March
S-19 20 March
20 16 Oct
1523 19 Dec
1545