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Pierre-Robert Olivétan

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association with Des Périers

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He assisted Pierre-Robert Olivétan and Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples in the preparation of the vernacular version of the Old Testament and Étienne Dolet in the Commentarii linguae Latinae. Margaret of Angoulême, queen of Navarre, made him her valet de chambre in 1536. He acted as her secretary and…
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work on French Protestant Bible

In biblical literature: French versions
…work of Pierre Robert, called Olivétan. This version was frequently revised throughout the 16th century, the most-celebrated editions being Calvin’s of 1546 and that of Robert Estienne (Stephanus) of 1553. Roman Catholics produced a new version, the Louvain Bible of 1550, based on both Lefèvre and Olivétan. Modernizations of Olivétan…
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