Joyce Pelgrim (fl. 1504–c.1526) was an English stationer and printer.[1]
Life edit
Very little is known about his early life. Most of the details about his life are known from the works of Edward Gordon Duff, who also wrote the article about him in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Career edit
Pelgrim was known not only for printing books but also as an astute bookseller, active in St. Paul's Churchyard between 1506 and 1510.[2] He received patronage from William Bretton, a wealthy English merchant.[3]
He collaborated with Henry Jacobi and Wolfgang Hopyl.[4]
Bibliography edit
Pelgrim's notable books include:[3]
- Ortus Vocabulorum.
References edit
- ^ a b McConnell, Anita. "Pelgrim, Joyce". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21785. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Gillespie, Vincent; Powell, Susan (21 May 2018). A Companion to the Early Printed Book in Britain, 1476-1558. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 9781843843634 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Duff, Edward Gordon (1895). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 44. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ (Firm), Ellis (1728). Catalogue of Rare Books. p. 22 – via Internet Archive.