The French editions of Bible and New Testament published by Plantin were translations made by the French priest René Benoist (1521 - 7 March 1608). On this French translation and Plantin's French Bible-editions: C. de Clercq, 'Les éditions bibliques, liturgiques et canoniques de Plantin' in Gedenkboek der Plantin-dagen 1555-1955, Antwerp, 1956, pages 283-318 [also in De Gulden Passer, 34, 1956, pages 157-192], and 'La Bible française de René Benoist' in Gutenberg Jahrbuch, 1957, pages 168-174. General survey of French Bible editions: W.J. van Eys, Bibliographie des Bibles et Nouveaux Testaments en langue française des XVme et XVIme siècles, 2 vols., Geneva, 1900-1901 (reprint: Nieuwkoop, 1963).
- cp011494: Bible [in French], in folio, 1578
- cp013193: Bible [in French], 1588
- cp010455: Tobie, Judith, Susanne, Hester [in French], 1568
- cp010466: Judith, Suzanne, Esther [in French], 1570
- cp013530: Pseaumes de David [in French], in 24mo, 1564
- cp013005: Ecclésiastique [in French], in 8⁰, 1564
- cp011016: Nouveau Testament, [French translated by René Benoist], in 16mo, 1567
- cp011360: Nouveau Testament, [French translated by René Benoist], in 16mo, 1573