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Petrus Phalesius the Elder
Flemish bookseller, printer and publisher
Peeter van der Phaliesen, Latinised as Petrus Phalesius, French versions of name Pierre Phalèse and Pierre de Phaleys[1][2] (c.
1510 – c. 1575) was a Flemish bookseller, printer and publisher. Aside from a number of literary and scientific works, his printing press is mainly known for its publications of music. Phalesius was the principal publisher of music active in the sixteenth-century Low Countries.[3]
Life
Petrus Phalesius was born in Leuven about 1510.
His original name was Peeter (or Pieter) van der Phaliesen.[4][5] Phalesius started a bookseller business in 1545 and soon set up a publishing house.[3]
Phalesius at first outsourced the printing of his books to other printers such as Jacob Bathen, Servaas van Sassen and Reynier Velpen.[1] After obtaining a printing patent in 1552, he established himself as an independent p