La ponctuation dans quelques imprimés de Galliot du Pré
The punctuation in Galliot du Pré’s printed works

Summary/Abstract: According to Annie Charon-Parent, Galliot du Pré, bookseller-publisher of the 16th century, published 330 editions during his career between 1521-1561. These editions relate essentially to the law, the literature, the history, the religion, the sciences, and the geography. As we know that the primary function of punctuation is to make the text clearer and more understandable, it also helps the silent reader to identify the sense of sentences and the structure of the text, this function of clarifying the text suits the humanist needs. Nevertheless, in comparison with the variability of the medieval punctuation, with the advent of the printing press, is the punctuation of the Renaissance more stable than the medieval punctuation? Does the Renaissance punctuation respect the rules recommended by medieval and Renaissance treaties? Our study, based on three Galliot du Pré’s printed works between 1522-1530, kept all in the National Library of France (Res. Y2-72; Res. Y2-31; Res. Y2-74), aims at presenting the practices of each printed work in order to clear up Galliot du Pré's sub-system.

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