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Charles IX Forbids Any French Printer from Printing Without Permission, Under Penalty of Being Hanged or Strangled

9/10/1563
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Charles IV of France. Oil on panel after François Clouet, Palace of Versailles.

By Letters Patent of the thirteen year old Charles IX of France at Mantes, September 10, 1563 it was forbidden for any French printer to print without permission, under penalty of being hanged or strangled.

Timeline Themes

Book History from 1452 to 1797
Printing by Handpress or by Hand
Censorship