Perret, Clément, 1551-approximately 1591

Writing master, calligrapher, and draftsman active in Antwerp. Designed two copybooks, Exercitatio Alphabetica (1569) and Eximiae peritiae alphabetum (1571).

HMML ID
701679278426
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/person/701679278426
LC name
Perret, Clément, 1551-approximately 1591
HMML name
Perret, Clément, 1551-approximately 1591
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95093630
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/2816160
Getty
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500054944

Variants

  • Parret, Clement
  • Perret, Clemens
  • Perret, Clement
  • Perretus, Clement

Name elements

Given names
Clément
Family names
Perret

Personal information

Birth date
1551
Death date
1591~
Activity start
1569
Activity end
1571
Centuries
16th century CE
Gender
Males
Place born
Place residence
Associated countries
Occupations
Fields of activity
Art ● Calligraphy ● Drawing

Personal relationships

Colleagues

General notes

Description
Some sources place Perret in London post 1571. The only primary evidence of his activity dates to 1569-1571 and his two copy-books Exercitatio Alphabetica (1569) and Eximiae peritiae alphabetum (1571). His death is mentioned in Jacob Honthusius's Exemplaria sive formulae scripturae ornatioris (1591), but the date of death is not mentioned. He may have died considerably before 1591.
Citations
AAP4082, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed March 28, 2023, https://w3id.org/vhmml/museum/view/5815.
Citations
"Clément Perret," RKD Artists, accessed March 31, 2023, https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/62760.
Citations
Ton Croiset Van Uchelen. “The Mysterious Writing-Master Clemens Perret and his Two Copy-books”, Quaerendo, 17(1), 3-43.

Preferred citation

"Perret, Clément, 1551-approximately 1591." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified March 31, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/person/701679278426

Change notes

Date added
2023-03-31
Last edited
2023-03-31