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Jacques Sacon

French typographer in Lyon, b. Romano Canavese, Italy, ca. 1472-1530, also known as Saccon, Sachonus, Zachonus, Zacconi, Zachone, Zachoni, Zacchoni and Zachon. He drew an initial caps alphabet in 1519 that depicted birds, beasts and flowers. Revival in 2010 by Dick Pape as Sacon Initials.

In 2011, Marion Chalvin and Raphaële Mouren (Ecole nationale supérieure des sciences de l'information et des bibliothèques, Villeurbanne, Rhône, Université Lumière, Lyon) wrote Jacques Sacon, imprimeur-libraire lyonnais du XVIe siècle: 1497-1529.

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