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    Core documents by: Date Place Core documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States All documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States Original language: English French German Italian Latin Browse documents by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse commentaries by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse database by: Key words Editors' login:  | | General privilege granted to Adrien Le Roy and Robert Ballard, Paris (1552) Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France : Mss. Fr. 22077 n°2 Citation: General privilege granted to Adrien Le Roy and Robert Ballard (1552), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Commentary Record-ID: f_1552 Full title Patent of "Music Printers to the King", awarded by Henri II to Messrs Adrien Le Roy and Robert Ballard Full title original language Brevet d'Impression du Roy pour la musique accordé par Henri II aux Sieurs Adrien Le Roy et Robert Ballard Abstract On 16 February 1552, the Parisian printers Robert Ballard and Adrien Le Roy (who was also a court musician) were granted a patent appointing them to the office of music printers to the king. In addition to the numerous honours and prerogatives pertaining to this office, these letters patent, because of their general formulation, would effectively secure for the families of these two men - and, later, to the Ballard family alone - a truly exclusive privilege for the printing of music right up to the second half of the eighteenth century. The letters thus paved the way for the spectacular rise of this family of printers, which also reflected the pliability of royal privileges as juridical expedients at the Crown's disposal that could be awarded and modulated in accordance with the priorities of public interest. Of course, the Ballards were often suspected of having strengthened this monopoly of theirs by means of "surreptitious" manoeuvres, facilitated by their access to the court, although it must be said that the numerous and systematic renewals of their office did not in the long run leave much room for doubt as to the Crown's determination to give them preference over all other music printers. Bibliography Castelain, R., "Histoire de l'édition musicale, ou du droit d'éditeur au droit d'auteur: 1501-1793" (Paris: Lemoine H. & Co., 1957) Fournier le Jeune (Pierre-Simon), "Traité historique et critique sur l'origine et les progrès des caractères de fonte pour l'impression de la musique" (Berne, 1765) Wekerlin, J.B., "Histoire de l'impression de la musique, principalement en France", "Bulletins de la Société des Compositeurs de Musique" (Paris, 1867) Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher N/A Location Paris Year 1552 Language French Source Bibliothèque nationale de France : Mss. Fr. 22077 n°2 Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to d'Avanson, Jean de Saint-Marcel, sieur (c.1511-1564) Ballard, Robert I (d.1588) Henri II (1519-1559) Laubespine, Claude de (1510-1567) Le Roy, Adrien (c.1520-1598) Persons referred to in commentary Attaignant, Pierre (c.1494-1552) Balesdens, Jean (d.1674) Ballard, Christophe (d.1715) Ballard, Christophe-Jean-François (d.1765) Ballard, Jean-Baptiste-Christophe (c.1663-1750) Ballard, Pierre I (c.1575-1639) Ballard, Pierre-Robert-Christophe (d.1812) Ballard, Robert I (d.1588) Ballard, Robert III (c.1610-1673) Bousset, Jean-Baptiste Drouart de (1662-1725) Brouault, Jean (fl.1646) Certon, Pierre (c.1515-1572) Charles IX (1550-1574) De Rippe, Albert (c.1500-1551) Du Chemin, Nicolas (c.1520-1576) Fétis, François-Joseph (1784-1871) Fezandat, Michel (fl.1538-1566) Fournier, Pierre Simon (1712-1768) Fust, Johannes (c.1400-1466) Guyenet, Pierre (d.1712) Hautin, Pierre (fl.1525-1549) Henri II (1519-1559) Henri IV (1553-1610) Lassus, Orlande de (1532-1594) Le Bé, Guillaume (1523-1598) Le Bé, Henri (fl.1581) Le Roy, Adrien (c.1520-1598) Louis XIII (1601-1643) Louis XIV (1638-1715) Louis XV (1710-1774) Lully, Jean Baptiste (1632-1687) Lully, Jean-Louis (1667-1688) Lully, Louis (1664-1734) Luneau de Boisjermain, Pierre-Joseph-Francois (1732-1801) Montaigne, Michel Eyquem de (1533-1592) Morlaye, Guillaume (c.1510-c.1560) Petrucci, Ottaviano (1466-1539) Sanlecque, Jacques de, Sr. (1573-1648) Sanlecque, Jacques de, Jr. (d.1660) Schöffer, Peter (c.1425-1502) Places referred to Paris Places referred to in commentary Fossombrone, Marche region of Italy France La Rochelle Mainz Paris Legislation referred to N/A Legislation referred to in commentary N/A Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary Jacques II de Sanlecque v. Robert III Ballard (c.1650) Luneau de Boisjermain v. Parisian Guild of Booksellers (1678-1679) Christophe Ballard v. Louis Lully & Pierre Guyenet (1708) Institutions referred to Parlement of Paris Institutions referred to in commentary King's Council of State (France) Maison Ballard, sole music printers to the King of France (1552-1788) Paris Opéra (Académie Royale de Musique) Parlement of Paris Royal Chapel of France Key words monopoly music, protected subject matter music publishing patronage privileges, French typography unpublished works Responsible editor Frédéric Rideau Copyright status Original document is out of copyright. In so far as these scans are protected by copyright, they are made available on the same terms as translations and commentaries (see home page). | |||||
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